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Opium's Orphans

by P.E. Caquet
Julian Elfer
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Upending all we know about the war on drugs, a history of the anti-narcotics movement's origins, evolution, and questionable effectiveness. Opium's Orphans is the first full history of drug prohibition and the "war on drugs." A no-holds-barred but balanced account, it shows that drug suppression was born of historical accident, not rational design. The war on drugs did not originate in Europe or the United States, and even less with President Nixon, but in China. Two Opium Wars followed by Western attempts to atone for them gave birth to an anti-narcotics order that has come to span the globe. But has the war on drugs succeeded? As opioid deaths and cartel violence run rampant, contestation becomes more vocal, and marijuana is slated for legalization, Opium's Orphans proposes that it is time to go back to the drawing board.
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Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9798765013779
  • File size: 392435 KB
  • Release date: June 16, 2022
  • Duration: 13:37:34

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  • ISBN: 9798765013779
  • File size: 392480 KB
  • Release date: June 16, 2022
  • Duration: 13:43:27
  • Number of parts: 13

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Law Politics Sociology Nonfiction

Languages

English

Upending all we know about the war on drugs, a history of the anti-narcotics movement's origins, evolution, and questionable effectiveness. Opium's Orphans is the first full history of drug prohibition and the "war on drugs." A no-holds-barred but balanced account, it shows that drug suppression was born of historical accident, not rational design. The war on drugs did not originate in Europe or the United States, and even less with President Nixon, but in China. Two Opium Wars followed by Western attempts to atone for them gave birth to an anti-narcotics order that has come to span the globe. But has the war on drugs succeeded? As opioid deaths and cartel violence run rampant, contestation becomes more vocal, and marijuana is slated for legalization, Opium's Orphans proposes that it is time to go back to the drawing board.
Expand title description text
Law Politics Sociology Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Tantor Media, Inc.
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9798765013779
    File size: 392435 KB
    Release date: June 16, 2022
    Duration: 13:37:34

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9798765013779
    File size: 392480 KB
    Release date: June 16, 2022
    Duration: 13:43:27
    Number of parts: 13

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
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