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The War on Drugs : A History /

A revealing look at the history and legacy of the "War on Drugs"Fifty years after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Drugs," the United States government has spent over a trillion dollars fighting a losing battle. In recent years, about 1.5 million people have been arrest...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bradford, James (Contribuidor), Carey, Elaine (Contribuidor), Dufton, Emily (Contribuidor), Dyck, Erika (Contribuidor), Farber, David (Contribuidor, Editor ), Frydl, Kathleen (Contribuidor), Herzberg, David (Contribuidor), Pihos, Peter C. (Contribuidor), Polson, Michael (Contribuidor), Richert, Lucas (Contribuidor), Teague, Aileen (Contribuidor), Turner, Alexis (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Background
  • 1. The Advent of the War on Drugs
  • Part II: Supply and Demand
  • 2. Drug Dealers
  • 3. The Mexico-Chicago Heroin Connection
  • 4. Cultivating Cannabis, Excepting Cannabis
  • Part III: The Domestic Front
  • 5. The Local War on Drugs
  • 6. Cannabis Culture Wars
  • 7. Psychedelic Wars: LSD as Mental Medicine in a Battle for Hearts and Minds
  • Part IV: The International Front
  • 8. The War on Drugs in Mexico
  • 9. The War on Drugs in Afghanistan
  • Part V: The Alternative to War
  • 10. Between the Free Market and the Drug War
  • 11. The Pharma Cartel
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Editor
  • About the Contributors
  • Index