Benjamin Breen Bücher

The exploration of drugs over five centuries reveals their deep connections to science and commerce, from tobacco's role in financing the Atlantic slave trade to cannabis's popularity in coffeehouses. The narrative delves into the origins of this global drug era and its lasting effects on society, highlighting how these substances have shaped cultural and economic landscapes throughout history.

Convinced the world was headed toward certain disaster, Mead and Bateson made it their life's mission to reshape humanity through a new science of consciousness expansion, but soon found themselves at odds with the government bodies who funded their work, whose intentions were less than pure.