Presents three sets of essays that debate issues related to smoking bans, discussing whether bans protect public health or infringe on individual rights, the validity of lawsuits against big tobacco companies, and the legality of restrictions on tobacco advertising.
An analysis of internal documents mailed anonymously to Professor Stanton Glantz at the University of California, detailing the activities of tobacco company Brown and Williamson over the course of thirty years, and revealing their awareness of the addictiveness of nicotine and the harmful properties of their product.
A collection of essays that provide a variety of opinions about tobacco and the tobacco industry, discussing the topics of health and safety, addiction, regulation, legal issues, economics, and ethics.
America's hundred-year cigarette war, the public health, and the unabashed triumph of Philip Morris
Kluger, Richard
1996
A history of the American tobacco industry, looking at the companies and their leaders who have been able to overcome all doomsayers to continue peddling their product.
Nick Naylor, chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, is accustomed to being harassed, heckled, and vilified by antismoking zealots, but things turn really ugly when he is forced to step up his efforts on behalf of smoking in order to keep his job.
Presents three sets of essays that debate issues related to smoking bans, discussing whether bans protect public health or infringe on individual rights, the validity of lawsuits against big tobacco companies, and the legality of restrictions on tobacco advertising.
Presents a history of the tobacco industry and smoking, looks at laws related to tobacco, features a biographical listing of significant people in the field, and includes a chronology, a glossary, and a guide to further research.
Traces the history of tobacco use in America and addresses the various issues surrounding its use, abuse, distribution, addictive qualities, and advertising strategies.
Discusses the influence of smoking advertisements on television, film, and other types of popular media, covering the way tobacco companies reach smokers and potential new customers with savvy marketing efforts, and the work done by antismoking advocates.
