Pleasure and Panic: New Essays on the History of Alcohol and Drugs by Malleck, Dan

Pleasure and Panic: New Essays on the History of Alcohol and Drugs (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780774867511)

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Format: Hardcover
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Pleasure and Panic: New Essays on the History of Alcohol and Drugs by Malleck, Dan

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

$89.95
Pleasure and Panic: New Essays on the History of Alcohol and Drugs by Malleck, Dan

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

$89.95
Format: Hardcover
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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.


Author: Dan Malleck
ISBN-10: 0774867515
ISBN-13: 9780774867511
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2022
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d
By Dan Malleck
By Dan Malleck
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Dan Malleck is professor of health sciences at Brock University, where he also serves as director of the Centre for Canadian Studies. He is editor-in-chief of The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs. Cheryl Krasnick Warsh is professor of history at Vancouver Island University. She is coeditor of Gender & History.

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