E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band 244, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm
Reihe: Histoire
Embrey Coca and the Victorians
1. Auflage - Neueauflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-8394-4419-1
Verlag: transcript
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From Botanical Curiosity to Regulated Drug, 1835–1912
E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band 244, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm
Reihe: Histoire
ISBN: 978-3-8394-4419-1
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The South American coca plant was established in 19th-century Britain as a medical product before it became a globally restricted drug. Drawing on botanical, economic, pharmaceutical, social, and political perspectives, Kim Embrey analyses how the use and perception of coca changed as it was transferred to Europe. In a process of 'cultural dissimilation', coca was not simply adopted, but embedded into new medical, social, and scientific contexts. The study shows how a plant from the Andes was repositioned in British modernity.




