HIS 187: Drugs in the Modern World

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Click on these Library of Congress Subject Headings to find monographs (books, e-books, and reports) held by Gitenstein Library. Look for books authored by historians, other academics, and journalists (e.g., New York Times reporters). Try your own searches. Remember to use <history> in the Subject field to narrow your results to the history of a drug, era, or historical movement (e.g., <opium AND history> in subject).