The control of fuddle and flash : a sociological history of the regulation of alcohol and opiates / Jan-Willem Gerritsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerritsen, J.-W. (Jan-Willem)

Series:

International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; v. 76.

International studies in sociology and social anthropology, 0074-8684 ; v. 76

Standardized Title:

Politieke economie van de roes. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alcoholism--Economic aspects.

Alcoholism.

Alcoholism--Social aspects.

Drug addiction--Economic aspects.

Drug addiction.

Drug addiction--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A historical and comparative overview describing the regulations of the use of alcohol and drugs (opiates) in the USA, the UK and the Netherlands. It explains the conditions, causes and consequences of the various regulatory regimes and provides insights into their political economy.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. A taxonomy of intoxicants; 2. The supply side: alcohol; 3. The supply side: opiates; 4. The colonial opium trade; 5. Excise taxes on alcohol: three countries; 6. Physicians as suppliers; 7. Industrialization and the war on alcohol; 8. Physicians as detoxifiers; 9. The dynamics of prohibition and illegal supply; 10. Summary and conclusions; Bibliography; Update; Credits; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46421-6

9786610464210

1-4175-0720-9

90-474-0035-6

OCLC:

651735193