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Coca and the Victorians From Botanical Curiosity to Regulated Drug, 1835–1912 Kim Embrey

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Embrey, Kim <p>Kim Embrey, Lehrerin, Deutschland</p>, Author.
Series:
Histoire
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Coca.
Britain.
19th Century.
History.
Local Subjects:
Coca.
Britain.
19th Century.
History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (200 p.) 10 SW-Abbildungen
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
tw11638 Embrey - Coca and the Victorians From Botanical Curiosity to Regulated Drug, 1835–1912
Place of Publication:
Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2025
Biography/History:
Jürgen Oberschmidt (Dr. phil.), geb. 1965, ist Professor für Musik und ihre Didaktik an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Heidelberg. Nach dem Studium an der Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover war er als Lehrer für Musik und Deutsch an einem Gymnasium in Nordrhein-Westfalen und in der Lehrerausbildung an der Universität Kassel tätig. Seine Arbeitsschwerpunkte sind Musik und Sprache, kreatives Klassenmusizieren, fachübergreifende Unterrichtskonzepte sowie bildungstheoretische Grundlagen des Musikunterrichts.
Summary:
The South American coca plant was established in 19th-century Britain as a medical product before it became a globally restricted drug. Drawing on botanical, economic, pharmaceutical, social, and political perspectives, Kim Embrey analyses how the use and perception of coca changed as it was transferred to Europe. In a process of »cultural dissimilation«, coca was not simply adopted, but embedded into new medical, social, and scientific contexts. The study shows how a plant from the Andes was repositioned in British modernity.
Notes:
[Auflage - Neueauflage]
ISBN:
3-8394-4419-5
OCLC:
1549486881
Publisher Number:
9783839444191

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