We Sell Drugs : The Alchemy of US Empire /

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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
Autor principal: Reiss, Suzanna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politics and government.
Drug control > Political aspects.
Drug abuse > Political aspects.
Balance of power.
HISTORY > United States > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.
Équilibre des puissances.
Industrie pharmaceutique > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Toxicomanie > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Lutte antidrogue > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Pharmaceutical industry > Political aspects > United States > History.
Drug abuse > Political aspects > United States > History.
Drug control > Political aspects > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States > Politics and government.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (330 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780520959026

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