The Cigarette

A Political History

Sarah Milov

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$36.00 • £28.95 • €32.50

ISBN 9780674241213

Publication Date: 10/02/2019

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400 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

21 photos

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Sarah Milov is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. A former fellow of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, she has written on the tobacco industry, the rise of e-cigarettes, and the grassroots fight to battle climate change. Her research explores how organized interest groups and everyday Americans influence government policy.

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Awards & Accolades

2020 PROSE Award in North American/U.S. History, Association of American Publishers

Finalist, 2020 Hagley Prize in Business History, Hagley Museum and Library and the Business History Conference

A Smithsonian Magazine Best History Book of 2019

A BookAuthority “Best New Capitalism Books” Selection, 2019

A BookAuthority “Best New Economic Development Books” Selection, 2019

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