Drugs in Africa

Histories and Ethnographies of Use, Trade, and Control

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

This cutting-edge volume is the first to address the burgeoning interest in drugs and Africa among scholars, policymakers, and the general public. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading academics and practitioners to explore the use, trade, production, and control of mind-altering substances on the continent

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-08-07
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:463 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:205
Upplaga:2014
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137321893

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Charles Ambler, Professor, University of Texas, El Paso, USADmitri van den Berseelaar, Reader in African History, University of Liverpool, UK Neil Carrier, Lecturer, Oxford, UKGernot Klantschnig, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, ChinaAnn Laudati, Lecturer, University of Bristol, UKSheryl McCurdy, Associate Professor, University of Texas, Houston, USADonna Patterson, Assistant Professor, Wellesley College, USAJustin Willis, University of Durham, UK

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction by Charles Ambler, Neil Carrier and Gernot Klantschnig Chapter 1 'The Drug Empire: The Control of Drugs in Africa in Global Perspective' by Charles Ambler Chapter 2 'The Rise of Branded Alcoholic Drinks in West Africa' by Dmitri van den Bersselaar Chapter 3 'Histories of Cannabis Use and Control in Nigeria, 1927-1967' by Gernot Klantschnig Chapter 4 'Alcohol Licensing Hours: Time and Temperance in Kenya' by Justin Willis Chapter 5 'A Respectable Chew?: Highs and Lows in the History of Kenyan Khat' by Neil Carrier Chapter 6 'The Illegal Trade in Pharmaceuticals: Historical Cases from West Africa' by Donna Patterson Chapter 7 'Tanzanian Heroin Users and the Realities of Addiction' by Sheryl McCurdy Chapter 8 'Out of the Shadows: Negotiations and Networks in the Cannabis Trade in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo' by Ann Laudati