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Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010
Carol Benedict
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Description for Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010
Hardback. Follows the spread of Chinese tobacco use from the sixteenth century, when it was introduced to China from the New World, through the development of commercialized tobacco cultivation, and to the present day. This title analyzes the factors that have shaped China's highly gendered tobacco cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
From the long-stemmed pipe to snuff, the water pipe, hand-rolled cigarettes, and finally, manufactured cigarettes, the history of tobacco in China is the fascinating story of a commodity that became a hallmark of modern mass consumerism. Carol Benedict follows the spread of Chinese tobacco use from the sixteenth century, when it was introduced to China from the New World, through the development of commercialized tobacco cultivation, and to the present day. Along the way, she analyzes the factors that have shaped China's highly gendered tobacco cultures, and shows how they have evolved within a broad, comparative world-historical framework. Drawing from ... Read more
From the long-stemmed pipe to snuff, the water pipe, hand-rolled cigarettes, and finally, manufactured cigarettes, the history of tobacco in China is the fascinating story of a commodity that became a hallmark of modern mass consumerism. Carol Benedict follows the spread of Chinese tobacco use from the sixteenth century, when it was introduced to China from the New World, through the development of commercialized tobacco cultivation, and to the present day. Along the way, she analyzes the factors that have shaped China's highly gendered tobacco cultures, and shows how they have evolved within a broad, comparative world-historical framework. Drawing from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520262775
SKU
V9780520262775
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About Carol Benedict
Carol Benedict is Associate Professor in the School of Foreign Service and the Department of History at Georgetown University. She is the author of Bubonic Plague in Nineteenth Century China.
Reviews for Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010
"Required reading for anyone interested in global commodity history or Chinese consumer history."
L. Teh Choice "A font of empirical information and a model of source analysis." Social History Of Medicine "A success on many fronts... It is easy to see that numerous audiences would find this book a rewarding examination of an engaging topic."
Matthew P. Romaniello ... Read more
L. Teh Choice "A font of empirical information and a model of source analysis." Social History Of Medicine "A success on many fronts... It is easy to see that numerous audiences would find this book a rewarding examination of an engaging topic."
Matthew P. Romaniello ... Read more