Golden-Silk Smoke

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  • Golden-Silk Smoke Book Detail

  • Author : Carol Benedict
  • Release Date : 2011-04-10
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 351
  • ISBN 13 : 0520262778
  • File Size : 93,93 MB

Golden-Silk Smoke by Carol Benedict PDF Summary

Book Description: "Tobacco has been pervasive in China almost since its introduction from the Americas in the mid-sixteenth century. One-third of the world's smokers--over 350 million--now live in China, and they account for 25 percent of worldwide smoking-related deaths. This book examines the deep roots of China's contemporary "cigarette culture" and smoking epidemic and provides one of the first comprehensive histories of Chinese consumption in global and comparative perspective"--Provided by publisher.

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