Drug history from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century.

Volume Three translates in full Lin Zexu's two letters to the emperor describing his unique process for disposing of the confiscated opium as well as previous e

A clear-eyed look at the instrumental role drugs have played in our cultural, social, and spiritual development. • First American publication of the surprisin

Pharmacologically enhanced militaries -- Alcohol -- From pre-modern times to the end of the Second World War -- Pre-modern times: opium, hashish, mushrooms and