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Christopher John Snowdon is an author and freelance journalist based in the UK. He writes for Sp!ked and other publications. He is particularly known as a vocal opponent of Government intervention in matters such as alcohol and obesity; his Twitter biography states that he is "not that keen on the nanny state" .〔 He is also a research fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs.〔''(IEA people )'', Institute of Economic Affairs website〕 Snowdon was born in North Yorkshire in 1976 and studied history at Lancaster University, graduating in 1998.〔''Velvet Glove, Iron Fist'' website, (About the author ), accessed 5 October 2011〕 His first book, ''Velvet Glove, Iron Fist'' (2009), is a history of anti-smoking activity from the 15th century to the present day.〔Michael Fitzpatrick, "The anti-smoking ‘truth regime’ that cannot be questioned" ''Spiked'' 1 August 2013. ()〕〔"Anti-smoking activism Puff by puff, inch by inch" ''The Economist'' June 11, 2009 ()〕 According to WorldCat, the book is held in 56 libraries 〔( WorldCat item record )〕 His second book, ''The Spirit Level Delusion: Fact-checking the Left's New Theory of Everything'' (2010), is a response to and critique of ''The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better''. His third book is ''The Art of Suppression: Pleasure, Panic and Prohibition since 1800'' (2011). Snowdon's critics allege proximity to industry interests, and have also documented repeated polemical attacks on established scientists.〔Tobacco Tactics website: Chris Snowdon () | accessed 08 August 2014〕 ==Books== * ''The Art of Suppression: Pleasure, Panic and Prohibition since 1800'' Little Dice, 2011 * ''The Spirit Level Delusion: Fact-checking the Left's New Theory of Everything'', Democracy Institute/Little Dice, 2010 * ''Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: A History of Anti-Smoking'', Little Dice, 2009 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Snowdon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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