Cannabis

A History

Martin Booth (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

2003
Doubleday (Verlag)
978-0-385-60305-8 (ISBN)

Infos

To some it's anathema, to others it provides relief from crippling pain- to others still, it is a legal anomaly and should be decriminalized. Whatever the viewpoint, and by whatever name it is known, cannabis - or marijuana, hashish, dope, kif, weed, dagga, grass, ganga - incites debate at ever level and its impact on the world's cultures and economies is undeniable. Dating back to the Neolithic period, the history of cannabis is a tale of medical advance, religious enlightenment, political subterfuge and human rights; of law enforcement and customs officers, cunning smugglers, street pushers, gang warfare, wrtiers, artists, musicians and happy-go-lucky hippies and pot-heads.

Autor

An internationally known and admired writer and biographer, Martin Booth was also an acclaimed novelist - his THE INDUSTRY OF SOULS having been shortlisted for the 1998 Booker Prize. His penultimate book was CANNABIS- A HISTORY, and he died in February 2004 shortly after completing GWEILO.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.6.2003
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 566 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-385-60305-3 / 0385603053
• ISBN-13: 978-0-385-60305-8 / 9780385603058
• Zustand: Neuware