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

Author: Starks, Tricia, 1969- author.

ImprintIthaca New York : Cornell University Press, 2018.

Descriptionxiii, 320 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index.

Note:"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, social, cultural, and gendered consequences of this unique style of tobacco use."-- Provided by publisher.

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