Shang yin wu bai nian
Subtitle: yan, jiu, ka fei he ya pian de li shi = Forces of habit : drugs and the making of the modern world
By: Daiwei Kaotelaite zhu ; Xue Xuan yi
Contributors: Xue, Xuan, translator
Edition: Di 1 ban
Series: She ke wen hua = -- Sci + hum; She ke wen hua
Published: 2014
Language: chi
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9787508646473
Subjects: Psychotropic drugs; Social aspects; History; Economic aspects; Prevention; Substance abuse
Other titles: Yan, jiu, ka fei he ya pian de li shi; Forces of habit : drugs and the making of the modern world
Work titles: Forces of habit
Description: Offering a social and biological account of why psychoactive goods proved so seductive, David Courtwright tracks the intersecting paths by which popular drugs entered the stream of global commerce. He shows how the efforts of merchants and colonial planters expanded world supply, drove down prices, and drew millions of less affluent purchasers into the market, effectively democratizing drug consumption.