Drugs in Africa [electronic resource] : Histories and Ethnographies of Use, Trade, and Control /
Ambler, Charles H.,author,editor of compilation.
Klantschnig, G.editor.
Carrier, N.editor.
Ambler, C.editor.
This cutting-edge volume is the first to address the burgeoning interest in drugs and Africa among scholars, policymakers, and the general public. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading academics and practitioners to explore the use, trade, production, and control of mind-altering substances on the continent.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 The Drug Empire: Control of Drugs in Africa, a Global Perspective; 2 The Rise of Branded Alcoholic Drinks in West Africa; 3 Histories of Cannabis Use and Control in Nigeria, 1927-1967; 4 Alcohol Licensing Hours: Time and Temperance in Kenya; 5 A Respectable Chew?: Highs and Lows in the History of Kenyan Khat; 6 The Illegal Trade in Pharmaceuticals: Historical Cases from West Africa; 7 Tanzanian Heroin Users and the Realities of Addiction
8 Out of the Shadows: Negotiations and Networks in the Cannabis Trade in Eastern Democratic Republic of CongoBibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This cutting-edge volume is the first to address the burgeoning interest in drugs and Africa among scholars, policymakers, and the general public. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading academics and practitioners to explore the use, trade, production, and control of mind-altering substances on the continent.
Anthropology.
Ethnology-Africa.
Sociology.
Ethnology.
Africa-History.
Anthropology.
African Culture.
Sociology, general.
Cultural Anthropology.
African History.
Social Anthropology.