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Walton, Stuart

 
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Sinopsis

"Who will ever relate the history of narcotica?" asked Nietszche, adding that it is almost the history of culture itself. In this comprehensive study of intoxication throughout the ages, Stuart Walton argues that the alteration of consciousness has a very real and necessary role within human society. Drawing on anthropological, sociological, medical and historical research, Stuart Walton claims that intoxication is a fundamental human right, central to our status as social beings.

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Stuart Walton has written for the Observer and the Sunday Telegraph as well as for numerous magazines. He has been described by the Independent as the writer, with Irvine Welsh, who has done most to change our views on drugs. He lives in Brighton.

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