Smoking, Culture and Economy in the Middle East: The Egyptian Tobacco Market 1850-2000 by Relli Shechter
Smoking, Culture and Economy in the Middle East: The Egyptian Tobacco Market 1850-2000 by Relli Shechter
English | June 11, 2006 | ISBN: 1845111370 | 241 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | June 11, 2006 | ISBN: 1845111370 | 241 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
This book demonstrates how the history of Egypt's tobacco habits from the water pipe to the Marlboro Light mirrors wider socio-economic developments. Shechter begins in the mid 19th century, when tobacco was produced for export to the West and shows how in the early 20th century the marketing and consumption of tobacco reinforced social stratification.