INTOXICATING ZION

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 INTOXI
CATING
ZION
A S oc i a l H i s t o r y o f H ashish in
M an da t o r y P a l e s t i n e a nd Israel

Haggai Ram

Stanford University Press — Stanford, California

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ram, Haggai, 1960– author.
Title: Intoxicating Zion : a social history of hashish in Mandatory Palestine
and Israel / Haggai Ram.
Description: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2020. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020025589 (print) | LCCN 2020025590 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781503613263 (cloth) | ISBN 9781503613911 (paperback) |
ISBN 9781503613928 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Hashish—Palestine—History—20th century. |
Hashish—Israel—History—20th century. | Drug traffic—Palestine—
History—20th century. | Drug traffic—Israel—History—20th
century. | Recreational drug use—Palestine—History—20th century. |
Recreational drug use—Israel—History—20th century.
Classification: LCC HV5822.H3 R35 2020 (print) | LCC HV5822.H3 (ebook) |
DDC 362.29/50956940904—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020025589
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020025590
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In memory of my beloved and missed parents,
Zipora & Elimelech Ram
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