Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010 by Carol Benedict

Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010

Carol Benedict

352 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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From the long-stemmed pipe to snuff, the water pipe, hand-rolled cigarettes, and finally, manufactured cigarettes, the history of tobacco in China is the fascinating story of a commodity that became a hallmark of modern mass consumerism. Carol Ben...

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