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The Cigarette: A Political History | Sarah Milov

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The story of tobacco’s fortunes seems simple: science triumphed over addiction and profit. Yet the reality is more complicated—and 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 nonsmoker’s rights.

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The Cigarette: A Political History | Sarah Milov

Adding this to my #TBR stack.

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The Cigarette: A Political History | Sarah Milov

ā€Doubt‘s greatest virtue was that it stoked public perception that a ā€controversyā€¯ existed around what should have been a dispositive scientific factā€¯ ....repeat ad infinitum. Excuse me while I go scream into a pillow.

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