| Description |
vii, 600 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"From agriculture to big business, from medicine to politics, The Cigarette Century is the account of how smoking came to be so deeply implicated in our culture, science, policy, and law. The Cigarette Century shows in detail how the cigarette reflects the most powerful cultural and political debates of our time. It illustrates how one ephemeral (and largely useless) product came to play such a dominant role in so many aspects of our lives - and our deaths."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-578) and index |
| Subject |
Smoking -- Health aspects.
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Smoking -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Tobacco industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0465070477 alkaline paper |
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9780465070473 alkaline paper |
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