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Description Getting High: Marijuana Through the Ages by John Charles Chasteen 2016 | ISBN-10: 1442254696 | 168 Pages | PDF | 2 MB This engaging book surveys the global history of marijuana, reaching back thousands of years to its origins in Central Asia. Noted historian John Charles Chasteen traces the use of the drug since Neolithic times, which makes marijuana among the first domesticated plants. Surprisingly, though, only infrequently has it been used as a recreational drug. Instead, there is a vibrant spiritual dimension to its long history that has been continually ignored. Chasteen explores this rich heritage with captivating insight. Historian Chasteen (Born of Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America) takes a succinct and engaging look at “the narrative of marijuana’s global history” over the past 2000 years. Beginning with the present day, with marijuana being smoked socially by everyone from professors to construction workers, Chasten works backwards: the early 20th century throughout the world; the 16th century, when the drug was used by Native Americans; the prevalence of hashish in the Middle East between 1100 and 1400; and the origins of cannabis in prehistoric Central Asia. By placing marijuana within larger historical patterns such as migration, colonialism, and religion, Chasteen highlights shows how the widespread use of marijuana as a recreational drug is “rare and recent” in world history, and argues that this current use has obscured “the big picture of world history,” which suggests that people have used marijuana most often as a spiritual, mind-expanding drug. Chasteeen ably heightens readers’ awareness of the herb by reviewing the many ways marijuana has been used for “creative and philosophical epiphanies.” Sharing Widget |