Milk of paradise : a history of opium
Inglis, Lucy2018
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In 'Milk of Paradise', acclaimed cultural historian Lucy Inglis takes readers on an epic journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and Afghanistan, from Sanskrit to pop, from poppy tears to smack, from morphine to today's synthetic opiates. It is a tale of addiction, trade, crime, sex, war, literature, medicine and, above all, money. And, as this ambitious, wide-ranging and compelling account vividly shows, the history of opium is our history and it speaks to us of who we are.
Main title:
Milk of paradise : a history of opium / Lucy Inglis.
Author:
Inglis, Lucy, author
Imprint:
London : Macmillan, 2018.
Collation:
xxiv, 448 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Radio tie-in.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781447285762 (hbk)
Dewey class:
362.29309362.293
Language:
English
BRN:
2681802