Consuming Habits: Drugs in History and Anthropology more books like this

by Jordan Goodman

Psychoactive substances have been central to the formation of civilizations and the growth of the world economy. This book describes how and why: tea and coffee replaced beer on the breakfast tables of 18th century Europe; in Islamic emirates at the turn of the century, kola nuts formed part of tax payments, and were given as gifts by so-called ...

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