Opium : Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chouvy, Pierre-Arnaud.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control--Asia.

Opium trade--Asia--History.

Opium trade--Political aspects--Asia.

Opium trade--Prevention.

Local Subjects:

Drug control--Asia.

Opium trade--Asia--History.

Opium trade--Political aspects--Asia.

Opium trade--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B.Tauris, 2009.

Summary:

Opium: bitter, brownish, sticky - and highly addictive. But its impact goes beyond tales of personal pleasure or misery. It is a story played out on an international stage: major powers, local war lords, national governments - all have a stake in the continuing story that is illicit opium production. Pierre Chouvy exposes the politics behind illicit opium production. In particular he explores the remote mountainous regions of Asia that produce 90% of the world's illicit opium - the Golden Triangle of Thailand, Laos and Burma and the Golden Crescent of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. He reveal

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations and Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Opium: a Drug in Motion through Time and Space; 2. Opium and Heroin in Asia: Early History and Geopolitics; 3. Opium and Heroin in Asia: The Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent; 4. All-Time Highs and Lows; 5. In and Out of the Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent; 6. War, Drugs, and the War on Drugs; 7. Opium Poppy Cultivation; 8. Successes and Failures; Conclusion; Drug Trafficking Routes (Maps); Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786612931963

9780857730893

0857730894

9781282931961

1282931962

9780857715326

0857715321

9781441681317

1441681310

9786000041663

6000041667

OCLC:

710975299