Book ID: CBB383292194

Pleasure and Panic: New Essays on the History of Alcohol and Drugs (2022)

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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.

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Review Catherine Carstairs (2022) Review of "Pleasure and Panic: New Essays on the History of Alcohol and Drugs". Canadian Journal of Health History/Revue canadienne d’histoire de la santé (pp. 471-474). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Wilcox, Sean
Maria Paola Zanoboni
Koch, Ulrich
Metlay, Grischa Jeremy
Trocki, Carl A.
Smith, F. B.
Concepts
Medicine and society
Medicine and politics
Narcotics and drugs
Medicine and culture
Drug use
Disease and diseases
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
Early modern
20th century, late
Medieval
Ancient
Places
United States
Japan
Europe
China
Great Britain
Antarctica
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