Drug Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century: An international history - Softcover

McAllister, William B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415179904 ISBN 13: 9780415179904

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive historical account of the evolution of the global drugs control regime. It analyzes how the rules and regulations that encompass the drug question came to be framed and examines the historical aspects of the issue.

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Review:

"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."
-The International History Review, December 2002
"Mcallister's book is comprehensive and readaable. It becomes, and is likely to remain, the standard treatment of the topic.."
-Terry Parssinen
..."will set the standard for the history of international drug control...an outstanding and superior piece of work."
-William O. Walker III, Florida International University
"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.."
-Histoire Sociale/Social History

Synopsis:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0415179904
• ISBN 13: 9780415179904
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 364