The Cigarette : : A Political History / / Sarah Milov.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Milov, Sarah,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1. Tobacco in Industrializing America --; 2. Tobacco’s New Deal --; 3. Cultivating the Grower --; 4. The Challenge of the Public Interest --; 5. Inventing the Nonsmoker --; 6. From Rights to Cost --; 7. Shredding a Net to Build a Web --; Conclusion: “Weeds Are Hard to Kill”: The Future of Tobacco Politics --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674242883; 9783110652031
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674242883
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sarah Milov.

The story of tobacco’s fortunes seems simple: science triumphed over addiction and profit. Yet the reality is more complicated—and more political. Historically it was not just bad habits but also the state that lifted the tobacco industry. What brought about change was not medical advice but organized pressure: a movement for nonsmoker’s rights.