Alcohol and drugs in North America : a historical encyclopedia / / David M. Fahey and Jon S. Miller, editors

• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, LLC, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxxvii, 919 pages)) : illustrations, portraits
• Disciplina: 363.29097/03; 363.2909703
• Soggetto topico: Alcohol - North America; Drinking of alcoholic beverages - North America; Alcoholism - North America; Temperance; Alcoholic beverage industry; Drugs - North America; Drug abuse - North America
• Persona (resp. second.): FaheyDavid M.; MillerJon (Jon S.)
• Note generali: Thoroughly revised and expanded version of: Alcohol and temperance in modern history : an international encyclopedia.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Alphabetical List of Entries; Guide to Related Topics; Preface; Chronology; Alcohol and Drugs in North America: A Historical Encyclopedia; A; AB InBev; Addiction Research Center, Lexington, Kentucky; Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario; Advertising Regulations (Canada); Alcohol and Drugs History Society; Alcohol as Medicine; Alcohol Consumption in Canada; Alcohol Consumption in the United States; Alcoholics Anonymous (AA); Alcoholics' Mutual Aid Groups (United States); Alcoholism; American Association for the Study and Cure of Inebriety (AASCI) ; American Temperance Society (ATS)Anderson, William Hamilton (1874-1959); Anslinger, Harry Jacob (1892-1975); Anti-Saloon League of America (ASLA); Art, Representations of Alcohol in; Art, Representations of Drugs in; Art, Representations of Temperance in; Association Against the Prohibition Amendment (AAPA); B; Bacon, Selden Daskam; Baker, Purley Albert; Bass, Elizabeth; Beer; Blue Ribbon Movement; Breathalyzer; Breweriana; Bronfman Family; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); Busch Family; C; Calles, Plutarco Elías; Canada, Alcohol Consumption in.; Canada Temperance Act ; Cannabis (Marijuana)Cannon, James, Jr.; Caribbean, Alcohol in; Caribbean, Drugs in; Carling Brewery; Central America, Alcohol in; Central America, Drugs in; Cervecería Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma; Chafetz, Morris Edward; Cherrington, Ernest Hurst; Chiniquy, (Father) Charles Paschal Telesphore; Chocolate and Cacao; Christopher D. Smithers Foundation; Cider; Cigarettes; Cirrhosis of the Liver; Civil Damage Laws; Clark, Norman Harold; Cocaine; Coffee; Comité Nacional de Lucha contra el Alcoholismo; Committee of Fifty; Controlled Substances Act; Coors (Molson Coors) Brewing; Crothers, Thomas Davison ; Crystal MethD; Dashaway Association; Daughters of Temperance; Democratic Party (United States) and Temperance; Dirección Anti-Alcohólica; Dominion Alliance for the Total Suppression of the Liquor Traffic; Dougall, John; Dow, Neal; Drunk Driving Laws (United States); E; Ecstasy; Edwards, Justin; Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs); Energy Drinks; F; Federal Prohibition (Canada); Federal Regulation of Alcohol before 1920 (United States); Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS); Fifteen Gallon Law; Films, Representations of Drinking and Temperance in; Films, Representations of Drugs in ; First Nations, the Indian Act, and Prohibition (Canada)Franco, Ing. Luis G.; French Connection; Fruit Liqueurs; G; Gallo Family; Gin and Vodka; Good Templars (IOGT); Gordon, Anna Adams; Gough, John Bartholomew; Grupo Modelo; Guildive; Gusfield, Joseph R.; H; Haggard, Howard Wilcox; Handsome Lake (Ga-nya-di-yoh); Harrison Narcotics Tax Act; Hazelden Foundation; Heileman, G., Brewing; Heroin; Higher Education, Alcohol and Drugs in; Hiram Walker; Hobson, Richmond Pearson; Hughes, Harold Everett; Hunt, Mary Hannah Hanchett; Huxley, Aldous; I; Intercollegiate Prohibition Association (IPA) ; Interdiction and Curatorship
• Sommario/riassunto: Alcohol and drugs play a significant role in society, regardless of socioeconomic class. This encyclopedia looks at the history of all drugs in North America, including alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and even chocolate and caffeinated drinks.
• Titolo autorizzato: Alcohol and drugs in North America
• ISBN: 979-82-16-04430-7; 1-78539-449-5; 1-59884-478-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810548903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II