The cigarette century. The rise, fall and deadly persistence of the product that defined America, Brandt, A.M. (2007), Perseus, NY

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dc.contributor.authorMorabia, Alfredo
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:00:56Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:00:56Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe Cigarette Century (Brandt, 2007) is the perfect title for a history of cigarette smoking in the United States. The conquest of western societies by the cigarette between 1900 and 1950 is one of the most characterizing traits of the 20th century. Its author, Allan M. Brandt, has been a fixture in the history of public health at Harvard where he directs the Program in the History of Medicine and the Division of Medical Ethics. The book comprises four geometrically assembled chapters (‘Culture’, ‘Science’, ‘Politics’ and ‘Law’), of 100 pages each. Each chapter flows chronologically and covers around a quarter of a century. The body of the text is sandwiched between an introduction and a conclusion of 50 pages each, both of which are written in a more personal tone with the author recalling his impressions upon discovering the Camel Man in Times Square as a child, and his experiences as an expert witness for anti-tobacco litigation.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/yyad-ar8m
dc.identifier.citationMorabia, Alfredo (2008) The cigarette century. The rise, fall and deadly persistence of the product that defined America, Brandt, A.M. (2007), Perseus, NY. Preventive Medicine, 46 (1). pp. 83-84.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 924
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22883
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectSmoking & Tobacco Use
dc.subjectcigarette smoking
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectScience
dc.subjectPolitics
dc.subjectLaw
dc.subjectanti-tobacco litigation
dc.titleThe cigarette century. The rise, fall and deadly persistence of the product that defined America, Brandt, A.M. (2007), Perseus, NY
dc.typeArticle

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