Opium : uncovering the politics of the poppy / Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy.
- Chouvy, Pierre-Arnaud.
- Date:
- 2009
- Books
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Description
In this work, Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy reveals the history of opium and its long association with civilization down the centuries. He explores the changing fortunes of the modern day trade in illicit opium, especially in the remote and inaccessible regions of Asia known as the 'Golden Triangle' and 'Golden Crescent'.
Publication/Creation
London : I.B. Tauris, 2009.
Physical description
xv, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-235) and index.
Contents
Opium: a Drug in Motion through Time and Space -- Opium and Heroin in Asia: Early History and Geopolitics -- Opium and Heroin in Asia: The Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent -- All-Time Highs and Lows -- In and Out of the Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent -- War, Drugs, and the War on Drugs -- Opium Poppy Cultivation -- Successes and Failures -- Drug Trafficking Routes (Maps).
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineFCK.AA8-10Open shelves
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ISBN
- 9781845119737
- 1845119738