Opium
Subtitle: uncovering the politics of the poppy
By: Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781441681317; 9780857715326; 9781845119737; 9780857730893; 9781282931961; 9786612931963; 9786000041663
Subjects: Opium trade; History; Political aspects; Opium; Commerce; Histoire; Aspect politique; SELF-HELP; Substance Abuse & Addictions; Drug Dependence
Description: In this work, Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy reveals the history of opium and its long association with civilization down the centuries. He explores the changing fortunes of the modern day trade in illicit opium, especially in the remote and inaccessible regions of Asia known as the 'Golden Triangle' and 'Golden Crescent'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index.
Table of contents: title: Opium: a Drug in Motion through Time and Space; title: Opium and Heroin in Asia: Early History and Geopolitics; title: Opium and Heroin in Asia: The Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent; title: All-Time Highs and Lows; title: In and Out of the Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent; title: War, Drugs, and the War on Drugs; title: Opium Poppy Cultivation; title: Successes and Failures; title: Drug Trafficking Routes (Maps).