Cruel harvest : US intervention in the Afghan drug trade / Julien Mercille.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mercille, Julien.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug traffic--Afghanistan.

Drug traffic.

Drug control--Afghanistan.

Drug control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mainstream commentators claim that the Taliban are the culprits behind Afghanistan's rocketing drug trade and that the US military is waging war on drugs in Afghanistan to weaken the resurgency and keep the streets heroin-free. This book lifts the lid on the reality, showing that the US in fact shares a large part of the responsibility.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Perspectives

3. Rise to Prominence

4. From Forgotten State to Rogue State

5. To Afghanistan

6. Washington and the Afghan Drug Trade since 2001

7. Solutions

8. Conclusion: American Power, Drugs, and Drug Wars

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-84964-776-3

OCLC:

923334830