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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Fine. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR009557530
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 'Lucy Inglis has done a wonderful job bringing together a wide range of sources to tell the history of the most exciting and dangerous plants in the world. Telling the story of opium tells us much about our faults and foibles as humans our willingness to experiment; our ability to become addicts; our pursuit of money. This book tells us more than about opium; it tells us about ourselves.' - Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads The only thing that is good is poppies. They are gold. Poppy tears, opium, heroin, fentanyl: humankind has been in thrall to the Milk of Paradise for millennia. The latex of papaver somniferum is a bringer of sleep, of pleasurable lethargy, of relief from pain and hugely addictive. A commodity without rival, it is renewable, easy to extract, transport and refine, and subject to an insatiable global demand. No other substance in the world is as simple to produce or as profitable. It is the basis of a gargantuan industry built upon a shady underworld, but ultimately it is a farm-gate material that lives many lives before it reaches the branded blister packet, the intravenous drip or the scorched and filthy spoon. Many of us will end our lives dependent on it. In Milk of Paradise, acclaimed cultural historian Lucy Inglis takes readers on an epic journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and Afghanistan, from Sanskrit to pop, from poppy tears to smack, from morphine to todays synthetic opiates. It is a tale of addiction, trade, crime, sex, war, literature, medicine and, above all, money. And, as this ambitious, wide-ranging and compelling account vividly shows, the history of opium is our history and it speaks to us of who we are. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR009622555
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Vendeur : Goldstone Books, Llandybie, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. All orders are dispatched within one working day from our UK warehouse. We've been selling books online since 2004! We have over 750,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0005724307
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Vendeur : Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Used - Like New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2008. Originally published at $0.03. N° de réf. du vendeur W121609
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. 2018. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781447285762
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlande
Etat : New. 2018. hardcover. . . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur 9781447285762
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Vendeur : booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781447285762
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Vendeur : Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, Etats-Unis
Etat : VeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover. N° de réf. du vendeur 52GZZZ01LZJN_ns
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Vendeur : Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 32547221-n
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