The Forbidden Game
A Social History of Drugs
by Brian Inglis
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Pub Date 5 Aug 2016 | Archive Date 12 Aug 2016
Description
‘Drug use, and drug abuse, are a reflection of society, its tensions, its values, and its needs.’
Originally published in 1975, many of the arguments made by Inglis have become increasingly relevant.
They resonate profoundly in a world where the spirit of protest surrounding prohibition of drugs increases.
Pro-legalisation groups have now become a global movement with parts of the US and Canada leading the way in legalising cannabis, officially recognising the medicinal benefits of the drug and legalising it for recreational purposes.
Ayahuasca, a psychedelic herbal tea associated with Shamanism and the spiritual origins of drugs, is generating vast business with scores of westerners travelling to South America in search of therapeutic benefits.
Inglis traces the traces historical patterns of drug use and prohibition, from substances of ancient rituals and spiritual visions to the tobacco and alcohol trade and the epidemic of cannabis, heroin and cocaine use.
He explores the failure of prohibition and the vast, often corrupt systems of control which have consistently failed to curb an even greater system of drug trade and drug use.
By deconstructing recurring themes in drug policy, Inglis poses vital questions surrounding what it is that drives us to engage in recreational drug use and what this means in our modern world of globalisation.
Praise for The Forbidden Game
‘Cogent, readable and comprehensive … I hope this intelligently written book comes out in paperback as it should be read by as many people as possible’ - Time Out
‘A calm historic survey of how drugs have been used and abused in different societies in the past may help as a guide to what can and should be done about them today. This is what Mr Inglis has provided in a detailed but extremely readable form. He confines his attention to those drugs “which release us from normality” — a category which includes old friends like tobacco, alcohol, tea and coffee; new enemies like heroin, cannabis and LSD; as well as strangers like fly agaric and ayahuasca’. - The Times
‘Deserves to be read and discussed’ - New Statesman
Brian Inglis, (1916-1933) was an Irish journalist, historian and TV presenter. He was popularly known in Britain as the presenter for All Our Yesterdays. His publications covered a range of topics, including biographies, medicine and the paranormal. Other books by Inglis include The Opium Wars and The Story of Ireland, among many others.
Originally published in 1975, many of the arguments made by Inglis have become increasingly relevant.
They resonate profoundly in a world where the spirit of protest surrounding prohibition of drugs increases.
Pro-legalisation groups have now become a global movement with parts of the US and Canada leading the way in legalising cannabis, officially recognising the medicinal benefits of the drug and legalising it for recreational purposes.
Ayahuasca, a psychedelic herbal tea associated with Shamanism and the spiritual origins of drugs, is generating vast business with scores of westerners travelling to South America in search of therapeutic benefits.
Inglis traces the traces historical patterns of drug use and prohibition, from substances of ancient rituals and spiritual visions to the tobacco and alcohol trade and the epidemic of cannabis, heroin and cocaine use.
He explores the failure of prohibition and the vast, often corrupt systems of control which have consistently failed to curb an even greater system of drug trade and drug use.
By deconstructing recurring themes in drug policy, Inglis poses vital questions surrounding what it is that drives us to engage in recreational drug use and what this means in our modern world of globalisation.
Praise for The Forbidden Game
‘Cogent, readable and comprehensive … I hope this intelligently written book comes out in paperback as it should be read by as many people as possible’ - Time Out
‘A calm historic survey of how drugs have been used and abused in different societies in the past may help as a guide to what can and should be done about them today. This is what Mr Inglis has provided in a detailed but extremely readable form. He confines his attention to those drugs “which release us from normality” — a category which includes old friends like tobacco, alcohol, tea and coffee; new enemies like heroin, cannabis and LSD; as well as strangers like fly agaric and ayahuasca’. - The Times
‘Deserves to be read and discussed’ - New Statesman
Brian Inglis, (1916-1933) was an Irish journalist, historian and TV presenter. He was popularly known in Britain as the presenter for All Our Yesterdays. His publications covered a range of topics, including biographies, medicine and the paranormal. Other books by Inglis include The Opium Wars and The Story of Ireland, among many others.
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