Kim Embrey
Coca and the Victorians: From Botanical Curiosity to Regulated Drug, 1835-1912
Coca and the Victorians: From Botanical Curiosity to Regulated Drug, 1835-1912
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- More about Coca and the Victorians: From Botanical Curiosity to Regulated Drug, 1835-1912
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.
- Publication date: 30 October 2025
- Page count: 228
- Dimensions: Height 23 mm; Width 15 mm
- Publisher: Transcript Verlag
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN-13: 9783837679779
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