global and historical perspectives on how cultures define drugs /
edited by Jordan Goodman, Paul E. Lovejoy and Andrew Sherratt.
2nd ed.
New York :
Routledge,
2007.
xv, 283 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index.
Psychoactive substances have been central to the formation of civilizations and the growth of the world economy. This collection of original essays explores the rich analytical category of psychoactive substances from challenging historical and anthropological perspectives.
Consuming habits.
Psychotropic drugs-- History.
Psychotropic drugs-- Social aspects.
Psychotropic drugs, Cross-cultural studies.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Psychotropic Drugs-- history.
15.50 general world history; history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: general.