The War on Drugs in the Americas
Auteur : White Christopher
The War on Drugs in the Americas brings together the history of the War on Drugs in the US and Latin America to reveal how, since 1914, when the US first criminalized the non-medical use of narcotics, the trade and violence associated with drugs has developed throughout the hemisphere.
This concise and accessible book provides an overview of the geographic, historical, economic, and social dimensions of the War on Drugs throughout the past century. Notable figures, popular drugs, competing theories, and significant historical events take center stage, as the story moves between macro analysis and micro details. Aside from infamous cartel leaders like Colombia?s Pablo Escobar and Mexico?s El Chapo Guzman, the reader learns about equally important but lesser-known Latin American and US traffickers. In addition to counter-narcotics giants, readers learn about Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), DEA agents working to fight pharmaceutical companies and distributors, cutting-edge researchers and politicians that have pushed for and against the war.
The War on Drugs in the Americas is essential reading for students studying Latin American History, International Studies, and Politics through its clear and objective narrative of the origins, impact, and debates behind the War on Drugs in the US and Latin America.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: The War on Drugs before 1981
Chapter 1: The US before 1981
Chapter 2: The Caribbean Basin before 1981
Chapter 3: South America before 1981
Part 2: The War on Drugs, 1981–95
Chapter 4: The US, 1981–95
Chapter 5: The Caribbean Basin, 1981–95
Chapter 6: South America, 1981–95
Part 3: The War on Drugs, 1995–Present
Chapter 7: The US, 1995–Present
Chapter 8: The Caribbean Basin, 1995–Present
Chapter 9: South America, 1995–Present
Chapter 10: Debating the Way Forward
Index
Christopher M. White is a Latin American History Professor at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. As a professor working in the state with the highest overdose rates in the country, his research is rooted in an evidence-driven approach toward explaining the War on Drugs.
Date de parution : 09-2019
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 09-2019
15.2x22.9 cm
Thèmes de The War on Drugs in the Americas :
Mots-clés :
El Azul; drug war; Young Man; war on drugs; CIA Coup; narcotics; Phenyl-2 Propanone; US-Latin American relations; Legal Medical Cannabis; prohibition; DEA Agent; drug criminalization; Murderous City; drug legalization; Prescription Drug Epidemic; drug trafficking; Gulf Cartel; Harry Anslinger; Cali Cartel; zero tolerance; Los Pepes; harm reduction; Medellin Cartel; Colombia; Andean Initiative; Mexico; El Chapo; decriminalization; Mat Program; drug trade; Plan Colombia; Overdose Data; El Padrino; Overdose Deaths; Marihuana Tax Act; Escobar’s Death