We Sell Drugs : The Alchemy of US Empire
Suzanna. Reiss
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Oakland, Calif. : University of California Press , cop. 2014
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (325 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Acronyms; Introduction; 1. "The Drug Arsenal of the Civilized World": WWII and the Origins of US-Led International Drug Control; 2. "Resources for Freedom": American Drug Commodities in the Postwar World; 3. Raw Materialism: Exporting Drug Control to the Andes; 4. The Alchemy of Empire: Drugs and Development in the Americas; 5. The Chemical Cold War: Drugs and Policing in the New World Order; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y. - This history of US-led international drug control provides new perspectives on the economic, ideological, and political foundations of a Cold War American empire. US officials assumed the helm of international drug control after World War II at a moment of unprecedented geopolitical influence embodied in the growing economic clout of its pharmaceutical industry.We Sell Drugs is a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. More than a narrow b. - Specialized.
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| Dewey | 300 . - 382.4561510973
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| ISBN | 9780520280779. - 9780520280786
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