The Golden Triangle : Inside Southeast Asia's Drug Trade /

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The Golden Triangle region that joins Burma, Thailand, and Laos is one of the global centers of opiate and methamphetamine production. Opportunistic Chinese businessmen and leaders of various armed groups are largely responsible for the manufacture of these drugs. The region is defined by the appare...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chin, Ko-lin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2010]
Temas:
Drug traffic > Burma > Shan State.
Drug traffic > Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia).
Wa (Asian people) > Commerce.
Asian Studies.
Legal History & Studies.
Sociology & Social Science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Into the Thick of It
  • 1. The Golden Triangle and Burma
  • 2. The Wa
  • 3. The Opium Trade
  • 4. Heroin Production and Trafficking
  • 5. The Methamphetamine Business
  • 6. Drug Use
  • 7. Drug Control
  • 8. The Business and Politics of Drugs
  • Appendix: Names in Pinyin Romanization and Other Spellings
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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