http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1568360169/5782-9834138-401138 from Amazon world wide web bookstore: > Amazon.com Books > > Essential Substances : A Cultural History of Intoxicants in Society > > by Richard Rudgley > > Hardcover > List: $22.00 -- Amazon.com Price: $19.80 -- You Save: $2.20(10%) > Published by Kodansha > Publication date: June 1, 1994 > ISBN: 1568360169 > > Availability: On Order; usually shipped within 1-2 weeks. > > (You can always remove it later...) > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can write your own review of this book and enter it directly > into our system. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Book News, Inc., 08/01/95: > Rudgley (anthropology, Oxford U.) delves into the use of mind- > altering substances, especially in tribal and prehistoric societies. > Among them are magic mushrooms in Siberia, tobacco and peyote in the > Americas, qat in Africa, betel in southeast Asia, the psychoactive > plants of Medieval Europe, and modern hallucinogens and stimulants. > Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. > > Look for similar books by subject: > > Psychotropic drugs > Cross-cultural studies > Narcotics > Drinking of alcoholic beverage > History > Substance Abuse > > i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ... > > * I read this book, and I want to review it. > * I am the Author and I want to comment on my book. > * I am the Publisher and I want to comment on this book. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Go to Author, Title, Subject Search now. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > [ BUY ITEMS NOW | VIEW YOUR SHOPPING BASKET ] > > [ Home | Search | Browse | Eyes | Editors | Customer Service | Email > Us | Help ] > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Copyright ) 1996 Amazon.com, Inc. > send us email