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UNINA9910789691203321 |
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Titolo |
The politics of narcotic drugs : a survey / / editor, Julia Buxton |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-88060-7 |
1-136-88061-5 |
1-283-24217-6 |
9786613242174 |
0-203-83886-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (343 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; The Politics of Narcotic Drugs; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; The editor and contributors; Abbreviations; ESSAYS; Introduction; Evidence from the field: Understanding changing levels of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan; The Middle East and illicit drugs: A forgotten region?; The white economy: Drugs, poverty and violent conflict in Colombia; A tale of two countries: Drugs, guns, violence and the US-Mexico border; Understanding United Kingdom drugs policy: SOCA and the enigma of enforcement; MARTIN ELVINS The politics of drugs prohibition |
Beyond 'narcoterrorism': Illicit drugs business and terrorist tactics in armed conflictsThe principles for rational drugs policy-making; Drugs and well-being: Prohibition's negative impacts; A-Z glossary; Maps, Tables and Figures |
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The Politics of Narcotic Drugs brings together leading experts on the drugs trade to provide an accessible yet detailed analysis of the multiple challenges that the contemporary trade in narcotic drugs and its prohibition pose, from the local to the international community. Through the use of country and regional case studies that include Afghanistan, Mexico, Colombia and the Middle East, the drivers of the |
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