Format:
1 online resource (274 pages)
ISBN:
9780804782562
Series Statement:
Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
Content:
The Lebanese Connection uncovers for the first time the story of how Lebanon became one of the world's leading suppliers of illicit drugs, how its economy and political system were corrupted by drug profits, and how the drug trade contributed to the country's greatest catastrophe, its fifteen-year civil war from 1975 to 1990.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Hashish, the Petroleum of Lebanon -- 2. The French Connection -- 3. The Intra Bank Connection -- 4. The Path to Civil War -- 5. The Civil War Drug Boom -- 6. The Syrian Connection -- 7. The Drug Melting Pot -- 8. From Narco-State to Failed State -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Drug Production Statistics -- Notes -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780804781312
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780804781312
Language:
English
Keywords:
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