9780312352493

The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization

D. C. A. Hillman

ISBN 10: 0312352492 / 0-312-35249-2
ISBN 13: 9780312352493
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
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Draws on examples in myth, medicinal texts, and literature to demonstrate how drugs influenced and inspired historical artists, philosophers, and politicians, in a study that places a particular focus on drug use in ancient Greece and Rome, as well as the academic censorship that has concealed it. 15,000 first printing.


 

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The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization (ISBN: 0312352492 / 0-312-35249-2)
Hillman, D. C. A.
ISBN 10: 0312352492
ISBN 13: 9780312352493
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Book Description: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2008. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. First printing. Jacket and binding both have a 1/8 tear at the base of the spine. Bookseller Inventory # 009608

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