Opium by Thomas Dormandy
Is opium a vile curse on society, a blessed medicine from God, or possibly both? This fresh history offers surprising new insights.
“Opium: Reality’s Dark Dream by Thomas Dormandy, is that rare thing: both an extraordinary work of scholarship and a rip-roaring read”—Rebecca Rose, Prospect -- Rebecca Rose * Prospect *
“Thomas Dormandy is an elegant, dryly amusing writer who plainly has an unquenchable appetite for research.”—John Preston, Daily Mail -- John Preston * Daily Mail *
“Rich and engaging . . . a rare triumph.”—Washington Post * Washington Post *
“…[A] lively and fascinating chronicle of opium…The book is a remarkable synthesis of different fields of knowledge.”—Peter Swabb, Daily Telegraph -- Peter Swabb * Daily Telegraph *
“…[A] scholarly yet wonderfully readable book.”—Teresa Levonian Cole, Country Life -- Teresa Levonian Cole * Country Life *
"Rich in stories and an entertaining read, Dr Dormandy has traced the many lives of opium, from the Stone Age to the War of Terror." —Yangwen Zheng, BBC History Magazine -- Yangwen Zheng * BBC History Magazine *
“A wide-ranging and highly engaging history of one of the world’s most prominent (and most addictive) narcotics."—Library Journal * Library Journal *
“Thomas Dormandy is an elegant, dryly amusing writer who plainly has an unquenchable appetite for research.”—John Preston, Daily Mail -- John Preston * Daily Mail *
“Rich and engaging . . . a rare triumph.”—Washington Post * Washington Post *
“…[A] lively and fascinating chronicle of opium…The book is a remarkable synthesis of different fields of knowledge.”—Peter Swabb, Daily Telegraph -- Peter Swabb * Daily Telegraph *
“…[A] scholarly yet wonderfully readable book.”—Teresa Levonian Cole, Country Life -- Teresa Levonian Cole * Country Life *
"Rich in stories and an entertaining read, Dr Dormandy has traced the many lives of opium, from the Stone Age to the War of Terror." —Yangwen Zheng, BBC History Magazine -- Yangwen Zheng * BBC History Magazine *
“A wide-ranging and highly engaging history of one of the world’s most prominent (and most addictive) narcotics."—Library Journal * Library Journal *
Thomas Dormandy is a retired consultant pathologist, Whittington Hospital, University of London, and Brunel University, London. He is the author of several books, including the prize-winning The White Death: A History of Tuberculosis. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300175325 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300175329 |
| Title | Opium |
| Author | Thomas Dormandy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2012-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
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