Addiction and British Visual Culture, 1751 1919

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Challenging the notion that addiction can be visually identified, the book delves into various forms of visual media, including art and photography, to reveal their limitations in depicting alcoholism and drug addiction. It addresses themes such as societal fears surrounding maternal drinking, the treatment of addicted individuals, the experiences of female alcoholics in 19th-century London, and soldiers' reliance on substances like cocaine and tobacco to manage post-war trauma.