Tobacco in History and Culture: An Encyclopedia Edition 1. (Scribner Turning Points Library) | 
| Creator: Jordan Goodman
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Category: Book
List Price: $265.00
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Sales Rank: 2001920
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 2
Pages: 700
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.8
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.2 x 2.4
ISBN: 0684314053
Dewey Decimal Number: 394.14
EAN: 9780684314051
ASIN: 0684314053
Publication Date: August 19, 2004
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Tobacco in History and Culture explores how tobacco became one of the most important commodities in the history of world trade and the source of one of the biggest public health concerns in modern history. Originally used by Native Americans for medicinal, religious and social purposes, tobacco quickly became the biggest export from the American colonies. By the mid-1990s, more than 14 billion pounds of tobacco leaf were grown worldwide each year, with international treaties governing its advertising and distribution. It has affected agriculture, religion, social customs, business and trade, government policy and medicine in many countries. The unique and innovative reference work presents entries on all aspects of tobacco and from a global perspective, providing support for assignments at many levels and in a variety of fields, including history, economics, government and health. Tobacco in History and Culture is the first set in a new reference line, the Scribner Turning Points Library. Future titles will explore other discoveries and historical events that have changed the direction of human societies worldwide, whether through sudden upheavals or gradual evolution. (20050801)
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