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Tobacco A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization

Iain Gately

Traces tobacco's evolution from a neccessity to a coveted commodity that would forever change the economy by documenting the history of this plant, from its use as a sacred calumet of the Plains Indians to the controversy surrounding it today.

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Behind the Bastards

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Behind the Bastards

The book was referenced to point out that every cigarette was the same worldwide, highlighting the global standardization of the product. The hosts used it to compare cigarette marketing to modern global brands like McDonald's and Starbucks.

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Jordan Goodman, the author of Tobacco and History notes, to him every cigarette was the same.

— Episode: CZM Rewind: Part One: How Cigarettes Inv...

Episode: CZM Rewind: Part One: How Cigarettes Invented Ever...

The book was referenced to point out that every cigarette was the same worldwide, highlighting the global standardization of the product. The hosts used it to compare cigarette marketing to modern global brands like McDonald's and Starbucks.

"

Jordan Goodman, the author of Tobacco and History notes, to him every cigarette was the same.

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