Thai Stick : : Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade /

Thai Stick : : Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade / / Peter Maguire.

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Located on the left bank of the Chao Phya River, Thailand's capital, Krungthep, known as Bangkok to Westerners and "the City of Angels" to Thais, has been home to smugglers and adventurers since the late eighteenth century. During the 1970s, it became a modern Casablanca to a new gene...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Maguire, Peter,
MitwirkendeR:
Farber, David,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.) :; ‹B› ‹/B›29 Illus., 7 Maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Maps
  • 1. Surfers, Scammers, and the Counterculture
  • 2. The Hippie Trail
  • 3. Kuta Beach
  • 4. Thai Sticks
  • 5. Pattaya Beach Ground Zero
  • 6. The Great Circle Route and the Sea of Grass
  • 7. The Gold Rush
  • 8. Pirates and Perils
  • 9. Multitons and Mother Ships
  • 10. The DEA Gains Ground
  • 11. Confidential Informant
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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