The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics

Richard Davenport-Hines; R P T Davenport-Hines
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In this uniquely comprehensive history of drugs and their role in society, award-winning historian Davenport-Hines examines how illicit medicines developed into a huge illegal business. Drawing on evidence.

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from five centuries, "The Pursuit of Oblivion" is considered the standard work on this subject of global importance.