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Dangerous harvest : drug plants and the transformation of indigenous landscapes / edited by Michael K. Steinberg, Joseph J. Hobbs, Kent Mathewson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steinberg, Michael K., 1965- author.
- Hobbs, Joseph J. (Joseph John), 1956- author.
- Mathewson, Kent, 1946- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Botanical drug industry.
- Drug traffic.
- Indigenous peoples--Economic conditions.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Indigenous peoples--Substance use.
- Drug control.
- Drug abuse.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 325 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Throughout history almost all traditional indigenous societies have used psychactive substances derived from plants in religious and healing rituals. This text explores this issue from a variety of perspectives, ranging from opium production in Afghanistan and Pakistan to peyote gardens in south Texas.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780197561805
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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