- Bib ID:
- 3549293
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- London : Reaktion Books, 2004
- 408 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.), facsimiles (some col.) ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1861892004
- Summary:
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People have always smoked, and they probably always will. Every culture in recorded history has smoked something, whether for pleasure or relief, whether as part of an elaborate religious ritual or merely to strike a pose. This is the first truly comprehensive history of smoking, describinbg all of its forms, practices, paraphernalia and materials, in cultures, locations and times throughout the world.
- Full contents:
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- Smoking in history and culture
- Smoking in art and literature
- Smoking, gender and ethnicity
- Smoking: the burning issue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-393) and index.
- Subject:
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- Other authors/contributors:
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- Also Titled:
- Global history of smoking
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
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