Consuming Habits: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs Second Edition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415425824 ISBN 13: 9780415425827

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

Covering a wide range of substances, including opium, cocaine, coffee, tobacco, kola, and betelnut, from prehistory to the present day, this new edition has been extensively updated, with an updated bibliography and two new chapters on cannabis and khat. Consuming Habits is the perfect companion for all those interested in how different cultures have defined drugs across the ages.

Psychoactive substances have been central to the formation of civilizations, the definition of cultural identities, and the growth of the world economy. The labelling of these substances as 'legal' or 'illegal' has diverted attention away from understanding their important cultural and historical role. This collection explores the rich analytical category of psychoactive substances from challenging historical and anthropological perspectives.

About this title

About the Author:

Jordan Goodman is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL. His publications include The Rattlesnake: A Voyage of Discovery to the Coral Sea (2005). Paul E. Lovejoy is Distinguished Research Professor and holds the Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora History at York University. His publications include Transformations in Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa (2nd edition, 2000). Andrew Sherratt was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield. His most recent book was Economy and society in prehistoric Europe: changing perspectives (1997).

Review:

'This is a fascinating book because it highlights the way history contributes to the shaping of moral attitudes.' – History Teaching Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0415425824
• ISBN 13: 9780415425827
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Goodman Jordan