Out of IT: A Cultural History of Intoxication - Couverture souple

Walton, Stuart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0241140382 ISBN 13 : 9780241140383

Editeur : Hamish Hamilton, 2001

Synopsis

"Who will ever relate the history of narcotica?" asked Nietszche, adding that is is almost the history of culture itself. In this comprehensive study of intoxication throughout the ages, Stuart Walton argues that the alteration of consciousness hasa very real and necessary role within human society. The opium ideology of Coleridge, the birth of "Cool" within the Beat movement and the helter-skelter careers of Janis Joplin and Billie Holiday all form counterpoints to Walton's brilliantly accessible analysis of the reasons we take drugs. Drawing on anthropological, sociological, medical and historical research, Stuart Walton claims that intoxication is a fundamental human right, central to our status as social beings.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Stuart Walton has written for the Observer and the Sunday Telegraph as well as for numerous magazines. He is the author of THE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WINE. He lives in Brighton.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hamish Hamilton
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0241140382
• ISBN 13: 9780241140383
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible