The Politics of Heroin
CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
$79.43
- Paperback
734 pages
- Release Date
6 August 2003
Summary
The first book to prove CIA and U.S. government complicity in global drug trafficking, The Politics of Heroin includes meticulous documentation of dishonesty and dirty dealings at the highest levels from the Cold War until today. Maintaining a global perspective, this groundbreaking study details the mechanics of drug trafficking in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South and Central America. New chapters detail U.S. involvement in the narcotics trade in Afghanistan and Pakistan be…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781556524837 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1556524838 |
| Author: | Alfred W. McCoy |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 734 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 6 August 2003 |
| Weight: | 1.04kg |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 152mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
“A fascinating, often meticulous unraveling of the byzantine complexities of the Southeast Asia drug trade … a pioneering book.”
“A fascinating, often meticulous unraveling of the byzantine complexities of the Southeast Asia drug trade … a pioneering book.” – The New York Times Book Review
Alfred W. McCoy
Alfred W. McCoy is a professor of history at the University of WisconsinMadison. He holds a doctorate in southeast Asian history from Yale University and is the recipient of the 2001 Goodman Prize from the Association for Asian Studies. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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