Drugs and the world / Axel Klein.

London : Reaktion, 2008.

221 pages ; 22 cm

Taking leave of our senses : drug use and drug-taking in the 21st century -- The pathology of drug use -- Possible benefits of drug use -- How drugs have shaped history in the modern era -- Redefining the issue : symptom of decadence or development problem? -- International drug control : system and structure -- How drugs became a development issue -- Drugs and development along the silk route -- Positives and negatives of the drugs economy -- The khat economy -- Drugs and the management of pleasure.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-216) and index.