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Illuminating a hidden and fascinating chapter in the history of globalization, Paul Gootenberg chronicles the rise of one of the most spectacular and now illegal Latin American exports: cocaine. Gootenberg traces cocaine's history from its origins as a medical commodity in the nineteenth centur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gootenberg, Paul, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Drug traffic.
Cocaine industry.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
Drogues > Trafic > Perou.
Cocaïne > Industrie > Perou > Histoire.
Drug traffic > Peru.
Cocaine industry > Peru > History.
Peru.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Illuminating a hidden and fascinating chapter in the history of globalization, Paul Gootenberg chronicles the rise of one of the most spectacular and now illegal Latin American exports: cocaine. Gootenberg traces cocaine's history from its origins as a medical commodity in the nineteenth century to its repression during the early twentieth century and its dramatic reemergence as an illicit good after World War II. Connecting the story of the drug's transformations is a host of people, products, and processes: Sigmund Freud, Coca-Cola, and Pablo Escobar all make appearances, exemplifying the gl.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (464 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469605821

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