Pleasure and Panic: New Essays on the History of Alcohol and Drugs - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0774867523 ISBN 13 : 9780774867528

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2023

Synopsis

Offers a range of perspectives on the debate about liberalizing drug and alcohol laws.

Booze, dope, smokes, and weed. Mind-altering, mood-changing substances have been part of human society for millennia. The history of drugs and alcohol is infused with what we understand as their proper and improper use. Pleasure and Panic reveals how cultural fears and social, political, and economic disparities have always been deeply embedded in attitudes about drugs and alcohol. Long before John Lennon testified at Canada's Le Dain Commission in favor of marijuana decriminalization, social movements existed to challenge the view that consumption of mind-altering substances, especially by young people, posed a danger to society. The contributors to this collection explore how drugs and alcohol intersect with diverse histories, including gender, medicine, popular culture, and business.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dan Malleck is a professor of health sciences at Brock University, where he also serves as director of the Centre for Canadian Studies. His publications include Try to Control Yourself: The Regulation of Public Drinking in Post-Prohibition Ontario, 1927-44 and When Good Drugs Go Bad: Opium, Medicine, and the Origins of Canada's Drug Laws.

Cheryl Krasnick Warsh is professor of history at Vancouver Island University. She is coeditor of Gender & History.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774867523
• ISBN 13: 9780774867528
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Éditeur: Malleck Dan, Krasnick Warsh Cheryl
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