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Smoking under the tsars : a history of tobacco in imperial Russia /

"Using unusual sources and approaching tobacco from the perspective of users, producers, and objectors, this monograph provides a view of the early transfer by the Russian market to smoking and presents the addictive, nicotine-soaked Russian cigarette - the papirosa - and the sensory, medical,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Starks, Tricia, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction : papirosy and dependence
  • Cultivated : exotic blends and imperial designs
  • Produced : tobacco queens and working girls
  • Tasted : distinctive smoking and social inclusion
  • Condemned : social danger and neurasthenic decline
  • Contested : health dispute and public disbelief
  • Epilogue : revolution and cessation.