Overview

This text provides a comprehensive historical account of the evolution of the global drugs control regime. Including coverage of substances from heroin and cocaine to morphine, stimulants, hallucinogens and alcohol, the book addresses: the historical development of drug laws, drug-control institutions, and attitudes about drugs, and international control negotiations and the relationship between the drug question and issues such as trade policy, national security concerns, the Cold War and medical considerations.

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9780415179898

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Reviews

an excellent history of how and why international institutions controlled drugs...historians of both the drug trade and international institutions will rely on his work for years to come. <br>-The International History Review, December 2002 <br> Mcallister's book is comprehensive and readaable. It becomes, and is likely to remain, the standard treatment of the topic.. <br>-Terry Parssinen <br>... will set the standard for the history of international drug control...an outstanding and superior piece of work. <br>-William O. Walker III, Florida International University <br> Le lecteur trouve dans l'ouvrage de McAllister une etude stimulante sur la mise en place du cadre repressif international qui gouverne la production, le trafic et la consommation de certain drogues au XX siecle.. <br>-Histoire Sociale/Social History <br>

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William B. McAllister is Lecturer in History and Faculty Consultant at the Teaching Resource Center at the University of Virginia.

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