Cellphones the new smokes?
Cigarettes in their early days were regarded as a “glamourous” product. The history of “tobacco convincing” argued that the produce belongs to the rich and famous of the time, at the courts and palaces. It was closely linked to the upper strata of society — exclusively indulged in for their pleas...
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New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd.
2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/74607/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74607/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74607/1/74607_Cellphones%20the%20new%20smokes.pdf |
| Summary: | Cigarettes in their early days were regarded as a “glamourous” product. The history of
“tobacco convincing” argued that the produce belongs to the rich and famous of the time, at the
courts and palaces. It was closely linked to the upper strata of society — exclusively indulged in
for their pleasure — and not the ordinary population. So is the cellphone, at least during its
advent |
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