How England Learned to Smoke. The introduction, spread and establishment of tobacco pipe smoking in England before 1640

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  • Name Consumption, consumerism & associated ethics
  • Name Taxation inc customs, excise, stamp duties, etc: imposition & impact
  • Name Legislation & regulation exc h&s & competition policy

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Examines the incorporation of smoking into late Elizabethan and early Stuart culture and society, politics and commerce, adopting an interdisciplinary approach. Contains much about tobacco products manufacture, tobacco trade, tobacco retailing, etc, and issues such as taxation, licencing, profitability, cultural attractiveness, government attitude, moral objections, etc