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010 _a 2008018430
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_2bnb
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020 _a9780312352493 (alk. paper)
020 _a0312352492 (alk. paper)
035 _a15275241
035 _a(OCoLC)ocn184822799
035 _a(OCoLC)184822799
040 _beng
_cDLC
041 _aeng
050 1 4 _aHV 5801
_bH654c 2008
082 0 0 _a362.29
100 1 _aHillman, D. C. A.
_q(David Charles Ammon Hillman)
_940675
245 1 4 _aThe chemical muse :
_bdrug use and the roots of Western civilization /
_cD.C.A. Hillman.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bThomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,
_c2008.
300 _a243 pages ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [231]-235) and index.
520 _aIn the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome, drugs were vital for use in medicine, religious ceremonies, and war campaigns. Citing examples in myths, medicinal texts, and literature, this book shows how drugs influenced and inspired the artists, philosophers, and politicians whose ideas have formed the basis for civilization as we know it.
650 0 _aDrug abuse
_xHistory.
650 0 _aDrugs
_xSocial aspects
_xHistory.
650 4 _aAbuso de drogas
_xHistoria
_96532
650 4 _aDrogas
_xAspectos sociales
_97265
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0817/2008018430.html
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_cBK
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