The War on Drugs : : A History /

The War on Drugs : : A History / / ed. by David Farber.

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A revealing look at the history and legacy of the "War on Drugs"Fifty years after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Drugs," the United States government has spent over a trillion dollars fighting a losing battle. In recent years, about 1.5 million people have been arrest...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
MitwirkendeR:
Bradford, James,
Carey, Elaine,
Dufton, Emily,
Dyck, Erika,
Farber, David,
Frydl, Kathleen,
Herzberg, David,
Pihos, Peter C.,
Polson, Michael,
Richert, Lucas,
Teague, Aileen,
Turner, Alexis,
HerausgeberIn:
Farber, David,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 4 b/w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Background
  • 1. The Advent of the War on Drugs
  • Part II: Supply and Demand
  • 2. Drug Dealers
  • 3. The Mexico–Chicago Heroin Connection
  • 4. Cultivating Cannabis, Excepting Cannabis
  • Part III: The Domestic Front
  • 5. The Local War on Drugs
  • 6. Cannabis Culture Wars
  • 7. Psychedelic Wars: LSD as Mental Medicine in a Battle for Hearts and Minds
  • Part IV: The International Front
  • 8. The War on Drugs in Mexico
  • 9. The War on Drugs in Afghanistan
  • Part V: The Alternative to War
  • 10. Between the Free Market and the Drug War
  • 11. The Pharma Cartel
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Editor
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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