Drugs in the Western Hemisphere - An Odyssey of Cultures in Conflict

A history of drugs is a study of cultures in competition, argues editor William Walker. Eminently adaptive, drug cultures have competed with proscriptive cultures to create a legitimate place for themselves, although one that the dominant society may recognize only tacitly. Drugs in the Western Hemisphere brings together forty-six essays that examine the complex negotiations and changing rhetoric revolving around issues of drugs and their control between the United States and its Latin American neighbors. Professor Walker offers a chronological overview of the evolution of U.S.-Latin American drug policy from the turn of the century to the Clinton administration. He has collected essays from sociologists, historians, political scientists, and public policy experts, resulting in one of the most approachable readers yet assembled on this important and difficult topic.

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Edited by William O. Walker III

Summary

This collection of 46 essays examines the issues of drugs and their control between the US and Latin America. The articles are arranged chronologically presenting an overview of US-Latin American drug policy from the turn of the century to the Clinton administration.

Product details

• Assisted by: William O Walker (Editor), William O. Walker (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780842024228
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-2422-8
• No. of pages: 262
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 576 g
• Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America; Jaguar Books on Latin America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education