Anthropology of Tobacco: Ethnographic Adventures in Non-Human Worlds

by Andrew Russell

Book Overview

Tobacco has become one of the most widely used and traded commoditites on the planet. Reflecting contemporary anthropological interest in material culture studies, Anthropology of Tobacco makes the plant the centre of its own contentious, global story in which, instead of a passive commodity, tobacco becomes a powerful player in a global adventure involving people, corporations and public health.

Bringing together a range of perspectives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367709457
• ISBN13: 9780367709457
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"