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The Cigarette
The Cigarette: A Political History | Sarah Milov
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The story of tobaccos fortunes seems simple: science triumphed over addiction and profit. Yet the reality is more complicatedand more political. Historically it was not just bad habits but also the state that lifted the tobacco industry. What brought about change was not medical advice but organized pressure: a movement for nonsmokers rights.
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Vivlio_Gnosi
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Adding this to my #TBR stack.

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NotCool
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“Doubt‘s greatest virtue was that it stoked public perception that a “controversy” existed around what should have been a dispositive scientific fact” ....repeat ad infinitum. Excuse me while I go scream into a pillow.