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We sell drugs : the alchemy of US empire /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2014]
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| Colección: | American crossroads ;
39. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 embodied in the growing economic clout of its pharmaceutical industry. We Sell Drugs is a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. More than a narrow b. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520959026 0520959027 0520280784 9780520280786 0520280776 9780520280779 |