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Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-493) and indexes.

CONTENTS:

Looking through a keyhole at the tobacco industry. Introduction -- B&W's and BAT's corporate structure -- History of the B&W documents -- Limitations of the evidence -- Conclusion -- References -- Smoking and disease: the tobacco industry's earliest responses. Introduction -- Filter cigarettes and the "tar derby" -- Early advertising claims -- B&W's internal research program -- The Council for Tobacco Research -- Industry reaction to the 1964 Surgeon General's Report -- Reactions by BAT and B&W -- Conclusion -- References -- Addiction and cigarettes as nicotine delivery devices. Introduction -- Southampton Research Conference, 1962 -- Battelle’s nicotine research program -- BAT’s internal research on nicotine -- Views of nicotine in 1984 -- The search for nicotine analogues -- The industry's public statements on nicotine -- Conclusion -- References -- The search for a "safe" cigarette. Introduction -- "Zephyr" and its causes, 1957 -- Southampton Research Conference, 1962 -- Industry-wide research in the UK, 1965 -- Report on Southampton research, 1967 -- Montreal Research Conference, 1967 -- Hilton Head Research Conference, 1968 -- Kronberg Research Conference, 1969 -- Biological testing committee discussions, 1970 -- Health versus public relations, 1970-1982 -- BAT’s research projects, 1960s-1980s -- US "smoking and health" projects -- Tobacco substitutes -- Abandoning the search -- Conclusion -- References -- Public relations in the "safe" cigarette era.

Introduction -- Getting out the "facts" -- Selling doubt -- Resisting government regulation : advertising, campaigns -- Keeping track of science and scientists -- Conclusion -- References -- Agricultural chemicals and cigarette additives -- Introduction -- Agricultural chemicals -- Additives -- Disclosure of additives -- Conclusion -- References --

Legal concerns facing the industry. Introduction -- Protecting documents from discovery and admission as evidence -- Specific strategies to avoid discovery -- Rising fear of government regulation -- Products liability concerns -- B&W participation in BAT research -- Antitrust concerns -- Conclusion -- References -- Lawyer management of scientific research. Introduction -- Projects run by lawyers : an overview -- CTR special projects -- Law firm accounts -- University special projects -- Involvement of lawyers in research design -- Smokeless Tobacco Council -- The Kentucky Tobacco And Health Research Institute -- Use of research from special projects -- Conclusion -- References --

Stonewalling: politics and public relations. Introduction -- Influence of attorneys over public relations -- Swaying public opinion -- Advertising -- Using modern marketing techniques to sell cigarettes -- Conclusion -- References -- Environmental tobacco smoke and the nonsmokers' rights movement. Introduction -- Early recognition of the passive smoking issue -- Research and product development response to the ETS issue -- Public attacks and private acceptance of ETS research -- State and local efforts to regulate public smoking -- Conclusion -- References -- Where do we go from here? -- References -- Statements by Brown and Williamson -- List of available documents.