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630485
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Reiss, Suzanna
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We sell drugs : : the alchemy of US empire /\ Suzanna Reiss
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| Series Statement
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American crossroads ;; 39
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1 online resource :: illustrations, map
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| ISBN
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9780520959026
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: 0520959027
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: 0520280784
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: 9780520280786
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: 0520280776
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: 9780520280779
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9780520280779
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9780520280786
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction; 1. "The Drug Arsenal of the Civilized World": WWII and the Origins of US-Led International Drug Control; 2. "Resources for Freedom": American Drug Commodities in the Postwar World; 3. Raw Materialism: Exporting Drug Control to the Andes; 4. The Alchemy of Empire: Drugs and Development in the Americas; 5. The Chemical Cold War: Drugs and Policing in the New World Order; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Works Cited; Index
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This history of US-led international drug control provides new perspectives on the economic, ideological, and political foundations of a Cold War American empire. US officials assumed the helm of international drug control after World War II at a moment of unprecedented geopolitical influence embodied in the growing economic clout of its pharmaceutical industry. We Sell Drugs is a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. More than a narrow b
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Drug control-- Political aspects-- United States-- History.
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Drug abuse-- Political aspects-- United States-- History.
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Pharmaceutical industry-- Political aspects-- United States-- History.
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Balance of power.
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United States, Politics and government.
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| Dewey Classification
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382/.4561510973
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HV5825.R45 2014eb
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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