Social poison the culture and politics of opiate control in Britain and France, 1821-1926

Social poison : the culture and politics of opiate control in Britain and France, 1821-1926 / Howard Padwa.

Author/creator	Padwa, Howard
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Description	x, 232 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from UPCC Books History 2012 Subject Collection
Subject(s)	Opioid abuse--Great Britain --History --19th century. Opioid abuse--France --History --19th century. Opioid abuse--Great Britain --History --20th century. Opioid abuse--France --History --20th century. Drug control--Great Britain --History --19th century. Drug control--France --History --19th century. Drug control--Great Britain --History --20th century. Drug control--France --History --20th century. Opioid-Related Disorders--history --France. Opioid-Related Disorders--history --Great Britain. Drug and Narcotic Control--history --France. Drug and Narcotic Control--history --Great Britain. History, 19th Century--France. History, 19th Century--Great Britain. History, 20th Century--France. History, 20th Century--Great Britain. Public Opinion--history --France. Public Opinion--history --Great Britain.

Contents	Imagining the meditative nation : constructing the opium experience -- Anti-narcotic nationalism : the feared consequences of recreational opiate use -- The era of national narcotics control : the drug wars begin -- Control and its discontents : the plight of the addicted under opiate control.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-224) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011021308
ISBN	9781421404202 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1421404206 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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