China's drug practices and policies [[electronic resource] ] : regulating controlled substances in a global context / / Hong Lu, Terance D. Miethe, and Bin Liang

• Autore: Lu Hong <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Farnham Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 344.5105/45; 344.510545
• Soggetto topico: Narcotic laws - China; Narcotic laws - China - History
• Altri autori: MietheTerance D LiangBin <1972->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Boxes; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 The Consumption and Control of Illegal Substances; 2 Social Conditions and Opium in Imperial China (Pre-1911); 3 Drug Laws and the Social Context in the Republic Era; 4 Narcotics Control in the People's Republic of China; 5 Theoretical Issues and Explanations of China's Drug Laws; 6 Fighting Narcotic Drugs in a Global Context; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Employing a comparative historical approach and drawing on a variety of data sources, this book is the first English-language publication to provide a comprehensive analysis of China's legal regulation of controlled substances. The authors examine topics including drug regulation, the socio-political treatment of drugs during various historical periods and ongoing efforts to legislate drug trade, criminalize drug use and manage the addict population within national and international contexts.
• Titolo autorizzato: China's drug practices and policies
• ISBN: 1-315-57170-6; 1-317-16723-6; 1-317-16722-8; 1-282-26122-3; 9786612261220; 0-7546-9393-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828452703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II