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Dudley Docker

Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. / R. P. T., Davenport-Hines
Dudley Docker
Dudley Docker (1862 1944) was one of the most powerful European businessmen of his era, through his secretiveness and taste for intrigue served to obscure his importance. This book is a feat of detection and historical reconstruction which establishes him as a figure of substantial influence. Like all good business history it transcends narrow departmental interests. It is a solid mixture of business, economic, political, social and even diplo...

CHF 67.00

The Pursuit of Oblivion

Davenport-Hines, Richard / Davenport-Hines, R. P. T.
The Pursuit of Oblivion
Spanning five centuries and several continents in a sweeping portrait of addiction, The Pursuit of Oblivion traces the history of the use and abuse of narcotics, revealing their subtle transformation from untested medicines to sources of idle pleasure and, relatively recently, to illegal substances. Richard Davenport-Hines, an eminent, prize-winning historian, uncovers the centrality of drug abuse in our modern industrial society, from the dru...

CHF 39.90