Drug Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-17990-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 513 g

Drug Diplomacy is the first comprehensive historical account of the evolution of the global drugs control regime. The book analyzes how the rules and regulations that encompass the drug question came to be framed. By examining the international historical aspects of the issue, the author addresses the many questions surrounding this global problem.
Including coverage of substances from heroin and cocaine to morphine, stimulants, hallucinogens and alcohol, Drug Diplomacy addresses:

* the historical development of drug laws, drug-control institutions, and attitudes about drugs
* 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
* the reasons why the goal to eliminate drug abuse has been so hard to accomplish.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

McAllister, William B.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I Setting the stage 1 Drugs through the ages to 1920 PART II Establishing the system 2 Laying the foundation—1919–25 3 Completing the edifice—1925–31 PART III Work in progress 4 Against the tide—1931–39 5 Preservation, perseverance, promise—1939–46 6 Trouble in paradise—1945–53 7 The long march to the Single Convention—1953–61 PART IV The regime challenged 8 Crucible—1961–73 9 Crosscurrents—1972–2000

Über Autor(innen)

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