Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 184 Seiten)
ISBN:
1315667800
,
9781317359203
,
1317359208
,
9781317359210
,
1317359216
,
9781317359197
,
1317359194
,
9781315667805
Content:
"The War on Drugs in the Americas brings together the history of the War on Drugs in the US and Latin America to reveal how, since 1914, when the US first criminalized the non-medical use of narcotics, the trade and violence associated with drugs has developed throughout the hemisphere. This concise and accessible book provides an overview of geographic, historical, economic, and social dimensions of the War on Drugs throughout the past century. Notable figures, popular drugs, competing theories, and significant historical events take center stage, as the story moves between macro analysis and micro details. Aside from infamous cartel leaders like Colombia's Pablo Escobar and Mexico's El Chapo Guzman, the reader learns about equally-important but lesser-known Latin American and US traffickers. In addition to counter-narcotics giants, readers learn about the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), DEA agents working to fight pharmaceutical companies and distributors, cutting-edge researchers and politicians that have pushed for and against the war. The War on Drugs in the Americas is essential reading for students studying Latin American History, International Studies or Politics through its clear and objective narrative of the origins, impact, and debates behind the War on Drugs in the US and Latin America"--
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Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-1-138-95208-9
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 978-1-138-95209-6
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
;
Lateinamerika
;
Drogenpolitik
;
Drogenkriminalität
;
Bekämpfung
;
Geschichte 1700-2020
DOI:
10.4324/9781315667805
URL:
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