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Cocaine : an unauthorized biography / Dominic Streatfeild.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Picador, 2003Description: xii, 510 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0312422261(pbk)
  • 9780312422264
  • 0312286244 (hc.)
  • 9780312286248 (hc.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.2
LOC classification:
  • HV 5810 S914c 2003
Online resources:
Contents:
Introducing coca -- De Jussieu loses his marbles -- From coca to coca-ine -- The third scourge of humanity -- Craving for, and fear of, Sigmund Freud -- Patent cures, snake oils, and sex -- Blacks, Chinks, coolies, and Brits -- Down, but not out -- Comeback -- George, Carlos, and the cocaine explosion -- Pablo, Roberto, and the fiances of death -- Crack (man bites dog) -- Sandanista! -- The horsemen of cocaine -- Mexico -- Bolivia -- Peru -- Colombia -- Cocaine.
Summary: Examines the history of cocaine from its first medical uses to the worldwide issues it presents today.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV 5810 S914c 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000093181

Originally published: London : Virgin Pub., 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [501]-502) and index.

Introducing coca -- De Jussieu loses his marbles -- From coca to coca-ine -- The third scourge of humanity -- Craving for, and fear of, Sigmund Freud -- Patent cures, snake oils, and sex -- Blacks, Chinks, coolies, and Brits -- Down, but not out -- Comeback -- George, Carlos, and the cocaine explosion -- Pablo, Roberto, and the fiances of death -- Crack (man bites dog) -- Sandanista! -- The horsemen of cocaine -- Mexico -- Bolivia -- Peru -- Colombia -- Cocaine.

Examines the history of cocaine from its first medical uses to the worldwide issues it presents today.

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