Webs of Smoke - Smugglers, Warlords, Spies, and the History of the International Drug Trade

This fascinating history of international drug trafficking in the first half of the 20th century follows the stories of American narcs and gangsters, Japanese spies, Chinese warlords, and soldiers of fortune whose lives revolved around opium. The drug trade centered on China, which was before 1949, the world's largest narcotic market. The authors tell the interlocking stories of the many extraordinary personalities_sinister and otherwise_involved in narcotics trafficking in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Drawing on a rich store of U.S., British, European, Japanese, and Chinese archives, this unique study will be invaluable for all readers interested in the drug trade and contemporary East Asian history.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction: Men in the Shadows
Chapter 2 Bureaucrats
Chapter 3 Merchants
Chapter 4 Monopolies
Chapter 5 Noveaux Riches
Chapter 6 Europeans
Chapter 7 Warlords
Chapter 8 Soldiers of Fortune
Chapter 9 Spies
Chapter 10 Americans
Chapter 11 Communists
Chapter 12 The Myth of Conspiracy

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Kathryn Meyer is professor of history at Wright State University. Her books include Webs of Smoke: Smugglers, Warlords, Spies, and the History of the International Drug Trade.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kathryn Meyer, Meyer Kathryn, Terry Parssinen, Parssinen Terry
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.10.2002
• EAN: 9780742520035
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2003-5
• Seiten: 304
• Abmessung: 147 mm x 228 mm x 19 mm
• Gewicht: 540 g
• Serie: State & Society in East Asia
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Ethnologie > Volkskunde; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects