The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics AUTH-5851650 Wayne Johns

Wayne Johns

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is universal and all-embracing

but rather as the process by which we embrace our weakness as the place where we most fully experience God's perfect strength (2 Corinthians 12:9)

whatever the forces that propelled them together: every material fact

The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics AUTH-5851650 Wayne JohnsSpanning five centuries and several continents in a sweeping portrait of addiction, The Pursuit of Oblivion traces the history of the use and abuse of narcotics, revealing their subtle transformation from untested medicines to sources of idle pleasure and, relatively recently, to illegal substances. Richard Davenport Hines, an eminent, prize winning historian, uncovers the centrality of drug abuse in our modern industrial society, from the drug habits