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Opium [[electronic resource] ] : Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy



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Autore: Chouvy Pierre-Arnaud Visualizza persona
Titolo: Opium [[electronic resource] ] : Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, : I.B.Tauris, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina: 362.293
Soggetto topico: Drug control -- Asia
Opium trade -- Asia -- History
Opium trade -- Political aspects -- Asia
Opium trade -- Prevention
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations and Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Opium: a Drug in Motion through Time and Space; 2. Opium and Heroin in Asia: Early History and Geopolitics; 3. Opium and Heroin in Asia: The Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent; 4. All-Time Highs and Lows; 5. In and Out of the Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent; 6. War, Drugs, and the War on Drugs; 7. Opium Poppy Cultivation; 8. Successes and Failures; Conclusion; Drug Trafficking Routes (Maps); Notes; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Opium: bitter, brownish, sticky - and highly addictive. But its impact goes beyond tales of personal pleasure or misery. It is a story played out on an international stage: major powers, local war lords, national governments - all have a stake in the continuing story that is illicit opium production. Pierre Chouvy exposes the politics behind illicit opium production. In particular he explores the remote mountainous regions of Asia that produce 90% of the world's illicit opium - the Golden Triangle of Thailand, Laos and Burma and the Golden Crescent of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. He reveal
Titolo autorizzato: Opium  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-85773-089-4
1-282-93196-2
9786612931963
0-85771-532-1
1-4416-8131-0
600-00-4166-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459090403321
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