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Emperors of Dreams: Drugs in the Nineteenth Century Revised and updated edition
Author(s): Mike Jay (Author)
- Publisher: Dedalus Ltd
- Publication Date: 26 May 2011
- Edition: Revised and updated edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 254 pages
- ISBN-10: 1907650180
- ISBN-13: 9781907650185
Book Description
A new, fully revised and updated version of the acclaimed history of drugs first published in 2000. In a series of vivid narratives, Emperors of Dreams relates how today’s illlicit drugs such as cannabis, opium and cocaine were first discovered, and explores their impact on the nineteenth century’s dreams and nightmares.’
Editorial Reviews
Review
Absorbing… anyone seeking to pass an opinion on drugs should own a copy –The Independent
an excellent book… it states with precision as well as poetry the nature of the drug experience. –Nick Lezard’s Pick of the Week in The Guardian
Intelligent, witty and cogent Emperors of Dreams is one of the best books on drugs I have come across. –Julian Keeling in The new Statesman
