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Tobacco: A Reference Handbook: Contemporary World Issues

Autor Harold V. Cordry
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 noi 2001
Tobacco addresses the many interrelated controversies surrounding the historical and current use of tobacco and presents a clear, objective, and thorough treatment of this contentious public health and legal issue.

The American Indians valued tobacco as a wonder drug. When Rodrigo de Jerez, who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his maiden voyage of 1492, returned to Spain with tobacco, he was accused of associating with Satan and imprisoned when his compatriots saw smoke coming out of his nose.

This book covers everything from the history of tobacco to health and social issues such as targeting children. Biographical sketches of key personalities associated with tobacco range from Thomas Edison, who refused to hire anybody who smoked cigarettes, to Jean Nicot, the French Ambassador to Portugal in the mid-1500s, from whose name the word nicotine is derived. This title takes the reader through the myriad of issues that make up the tobacco debate in a clear and unbiased way.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780874369670
ISBN-10: 0874369673
Pagini: 419
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.71 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția ABC-CLIO
Seria Contemporary World Issues

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Recenzii

This handy reference work will be most useful in school and undergraduate libraries where students will be seeking information on tobacco and smoking.