The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900.(Book review)

From: The Historian | Date: December 22, 2006| Author: Azimi, Fakhreddin | Copyright information

The Pursuit of Pleasure. Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900. By Rudi Matthee. (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2005. Pp. xv, 346. $39.50.)

The author of this book explores the production, commerce, and consumption of stimulants and drugs in early modern Iranian society, as well as their cultural context, role, and what accounted for their spread and adoption as part of everyday life. The book is divided into two parts; the first, dealing with...

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