The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
| AUTHOR | McCoy, Alfred W. |
| PUBLISHER | Lawrence Hill Books (05/01/2003) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
The first book to prove CIA and U.S. government complicity in global drug trafficking, The Politics of Heroin includes meticulous documentation of dishonesty and dirty dealings at the highest levels from the Cold War until today. Maintaining a global perspective, this groundbreaking study details the mechanics of drug trafficking in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South and Central America. New chapters detail U.S. involvement in the narcotics trade in Afghanistan and Pakistan before and after the fall of the Taliban, and how U.S. drug policy in Central America and Colombia has increased the global supply of illicit drugs.
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ISBN-13:
9781556524837
ISBN-10:
1556524838
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0002
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Page Count:
734
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
6.10 x 1.50 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
2.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage
Political Science | Popular Culture
Political Science | Public Policy - General
Dewey Decimal:
363.450
Library of Congress Control Number:
2002153426
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The first book to prove CIA and U.S. government complicity in global drug trafficking, The Politics of Heroin includes meticulous documentation of dishonesty and dirty dealings at the highest levels from the Cold War until today. Maintaining a global perspective, this groundbreaking study details the mechanics of drug trafficking in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South and Central America. New chapters detail U.S. involvement in the narcotics trade in Afghanistan and Pakistan before and after the fall of the Taliban, and how U.S. drug policy in Central America and Colombia has increased the global supply of illicit drugs.
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Author:
McCoy, Alfred W.
Alfred W. McCoy is J.R.W. Smail Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin--Madison. His books include The Politics of Heroin and A Question of Torture.
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