Opium's Orphans

The 200-Year History of the War on Drugs

Opium's Orphans
P E Caquet
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Hardback
h234 x 156mm - 440pg
11 Apr 2022 UK
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9781789145588
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Opium' s Orphans is the first full history of drug prohibition and the ' war on drugs' . A no-holds-barred but balanced account, it shows that drug suppression was born of historical accident, not rational design. The war on drugs did not originate in Europe or the US, and even less with President Nixon, but in China. Two Opium Wars followed by Western attempts to atone for them gave birth to an anti-narcotics order that has come to span the globe. But has the war on drugs succeeded? As opioid deaths and cartel violence run rampant, contestation becomes more vocal, and marijuana is slated for legalization, Opium' s Orphans proposes that it is time to go back to the drawing board.
"Opium' s Orphans is that rare book which is thoroughly researched, well written, and engaging. It asks important questions of the global drug control regime by tracing its history from early Chinese prohibitions of opium to the present day. The final chapter shows how the regime is challenged by current developments, such as the legalization of cannabis, pharmaceutical industry-driven opioid epidemics, and extreme violence within some drug markets. Overall, it is a welcome contribution to the growing revisionist literature on the history of drug prohibition. "--James Windle, lecturer in criminology, University College Cork, author of Suppressing Illicit Opium Production: Successful Intervention in Asia and the Middle East
P. E. Caquet is an Associate at Hughes Hall, Cambridge, and his books include The Orient, the Liberal Movement, and the Eastern Crisis of 1839-41 (2016) and The Bell of Treason: The 1938 Munich Agreement in Czechoslovakia (2018).
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ISBN-13: 9781789145588
Published: 11 Apr 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 440

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