A brief history of cocaine : from Inca monarchs to Cali cartels : 500 years of cocaine dealing / Steven B. Karch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karch, Steven B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cocaine--History.

Cocaine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Brief History of Cocaine, Second Edition provides a fascinating historical insight into the reasons why cocaine use is increasing in popularity and why the rise of the cocaine trade is tightly linked with the rise of terrorism The author illustrates the challenges faced by today's governments and explains why current anti-drug efforts have had only a limited effect on this global market.This updated edition reexamines the impact of cocaine production, trade, and consumption on society beginning in the 16th century. It shows how the commercialization of cocaine was driven by cartels o

Contents:

Front Cover; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments, First Edition; Acknowledgments, Second Edition; The Author; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. The Inca and Spanish Conquests; 2. "Joyfulle News"; 3. Botanists, Naturalists, and Pedestrians; 4. Celebrity Endorsements; 5. A Cholo of Huarai; 6. Genies and Furies; 7. Death by Misadventure; 8. A New Disease Emerges; 9. Coca Java; 10. A Beautiful White Powder; 11. The First Cocaine Cartels; 12. Risky Business; 13. The ""Legitimate Business of Poisoning Hindoos""; 14. Harpies in the West End

15. Japan's Adventures in the Cocaine Trade16. Cocaine Pandemic?; Afterword; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-65391-4

9786610653911

1-4200-3635-1

OCLC:

185023150