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Autore: |
Gerritsen J.-W (Jan-Willem)
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Titolo: |
The control of fuddle and flash [[electronic resource] ] : a sociological history of the regulation of alcohol and opiates / / Jan-Willem Gerritsen
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Pubblicazione: | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina: | 362.291609 |
363.4 | |
Soggetto topico: | Alcoholism - Economic aspects |
Alcoholism - Social aspects | |
Drug addiction - Economic aspects | |
Drug addiction - Social aspects | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. A taxonomy of intoxicants; 2. The supply side: alcohol; 3. The supply side: opiates; 4. The colonial opium trade; 5. Excise taxes on alcohol: three countries; 6. Physicians as suppliers; 7. Industrialization and the war on alcohol; 8. Physicians as detoxifiers; 9. The dynamics of prohibition and illegal supply; 10. Summary and conclusions; Bibliography; Update; Credits; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | A historical and comparative overview describing the regulations of the use of alcohol and drugs (opiates) in the USA, the UK and the Netherlands. It explains the conditions, causes and consequences of the various regulatory regimes and provides insights into their political economy. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The control of fuddle and flash ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-46421-6 |
9786610464210 | |
1-4175-0720-9 | |
90-474-0035-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910780323003321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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