Culture on Drugs
Dave Boothroyd
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Paperback. Culture on drugs extends the discussion of drugs and drug culture beyond the boundaries of such disciplines as sociology, anthropology and criminology to cultural and literary studies and philosophy. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFH1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Never has a reconsideration of the place of drugs in our culture been more urgent than it is today. Culture on drugs addresses themes such as the nature of consciousness, language and the body, alienation, selfhood, the image and virtuality and the nature/culture dyad and everyday life. It then explores how these are expressed in the work of key figures such as Freud, Benjamin, Sartre, Derrida, Foucault and Deleuze, arguing that the ideas and concepts by which modernity has attained its measure of self-understanding are themselves, in various ways, the products of encounters with drugs and their effects. In each ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719055997
SKU
V9780719055997
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99-15
About Dave Boothroyd
Dave Boothroyd teaches Cultural Studies at the University of Kent -- .
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