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Lädt ... Geschichte des Rauchens. Die trockene Trunkenheitvon Count Corti
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A serviceable history of smoking, though it reeks of the 1920s and it is quite noticeable that the author, one enigmatically named "Count Corti," is a German. For instance, there are perhaps twice as many German anecdotes as from any other country, and more time is devoted to the pipe pre-Napoleon than either cigars or cigarettes. Also, the final chapter is delightfully entitled "The Final Triumph of Smoking," as, the author notes, smoking was everywhere accepted after the "Great War." A nice bibliography, nice vignettes, and nice illustrations. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
As a plant of healing and ceremony, tobacco originated among the Mayans and Aztecs of Central America Introduced into Europe by Spanish and Portuguese explorers, its reputation as a panacea for every ill spread rapidly. This book, originally published in 1931, describes in detail how the smoking habit triumphed in spite of efforts to suppress it. Pope, Emperor and Tzar punished smokers by imprisonment and excommunication, while the Sultan of Turkey executed smokers by the hundreds. Attitudes changed in the 18th century, however, when tobacco was accepted as a way for governments to raise money through taxation. This fascinating account of probably the most common Ôvice' known also includes the coming of the pipe, snuff box and cigar. Illustrations. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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