Cigarettes
Subtitle: anatomy of an industry from seed to smoke
By: Tara Parker-Pope
Publisher: New Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781565845039
Subjects: Tobacco industry; Social aspects; Health aspects; Tobacco Use Disorder; Tobacco Industry; Cigarette industry; Adverse effects; Smoking; Popular Works; History
Description: "Cigarettes are the most conspicuous consumer product on the planet and arguably the biggest business success of the twentieth century. Here in one accessible book is the seed-to-smoke story of this $350 billion industry." "With a eye for both the revealing anecdote and the larger story, Wall Street Journal reporter Tara Parker-Pope presents the clearest picture yet of this most fascinating and controversial product. She shows how tobacco leaves are picked, processed, and packaged; describes the surprising origins of some of the biggest brands; explains why tobacco is the Holy Grail of cash crops; examines Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, and other Big Tobacco companies in detail; reveals the vital roles the federal government, the military, and the entertainment industry have played in cigarettes' success; and puts the ongoing arguments over cigarettes and public health in historic context."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-172) and index.
Table of contents: title: Lighting up : a brief history of the cigarette; title: Money to burn : the business of cigarettes; title: Seed to smoke : cultivation, packaging, and distribution; title: Selling smoke : marketing and advertising; title: Dying to smoke : public health; title: Snuffing it out : the future of an industry.