Smoking in British Popular Culture 1800-2000

Download or read book Smoking in British Popular Culture 1800-2000 written by Matthew Hilton and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2000-09-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a concise history of smoking in British popular culture from the early 19th century to the present day. It explores the culture of the pipe and the cigar in the 19th century, the role of the cigarette in the mass market economy of the early 20th century, and the politics of smoking and health since the 1950s. Combining a wide range of historical sources with examples drawn from film and popular literature, it provides a comprehensive social, cultural, and economic history of smoking.