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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 embodi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reiss, Suzanna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2014]
Colección:American Crossroads ; 39
Temas:
Balance of power.
Drug abuse > Political aspects > History > United States.
Drug abuse > Political aspects > United States > History.
Drug control > Political aspects > History > United States.
Drug control > Political aspects > United States > History.
Pharmaceutical industry > Political aspects > History > United States.
Pharmaceutical industry > Political aspects > United States > History.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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

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