Research Catalog

The cigarette century : the rise, fall, and deadly persistence of the product that defined America

Title
The cigarette century : the rise, fall, and deadly persistence of the product that defined America / Allan M. Brandt.
Author
Brandt, Allan M.
Publication
New York : Basic Books, c2007.

Available Online

Table of contents only

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextUse in library JFE 07-4222Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

Details

Description
vii, 600 p., [32] p. of plates : ill.; 25 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-578) and index.
Contents
Introduction: the Camel Man and me -- Culture -- Pro bono publico -- Tobacco as much as bullets -- Engineering consent -- Science -- More doctors smoke Camels -- The causal conundrum -- Constructing controversy -- Politics -- The surgeon general has determined -- Congress : the best filter yet -- Your cigarette is killing me -- Law -- Nicotine is the product -- Mr. Butts goes to Washington -- The trials of big tobacco -- Globalization -- Exporting an epidemic -- Epilogue: the crime of the century -- References -- Note on sources -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
Call Number
JFE 07-4222
ISBN
  • 9780465070473
  • 0465070477
LCCN
2006029005
OCLC
71275531
Author
Brandt, Allan M.
Title
The cigarette century : the rise, fall, and deadly persistence of the product that defined America / Allan M. Brandt.
Imprint
New York : Basic Books, c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-578) and index.
Connect to:
Table of contents only
Research Call Number
JFE 07-4222
View in Legacy Catalog