Description
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 before and after the fall of the Taliban, and how U.S. drug policy in Central America and Colombia has increased the global supply of illicit drugs.
About the Author
Alfred W. McCoy is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a doctorate in south-east 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.
Reviews
"A fascinating, often meticulous unraveling of the byzantine complexities of the Southeast Asia drug trade . . . a pioneering book." -- The New York Times Book Review
Book Information
ISBN 9781556524837
Author Mccoy
Format Paperback
Page Count 734
Imprint Chicago Review Press
Publisher Chicago Review Press
About the Author
Alfred W. McCoy is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a doctorate in south-east 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.
Reviews
"A fascinating, often meticulous unraveling of the byzantine complexities of the Southeast Asia drug trade . . . a pioneering book." -- The New York Times Book Review
Book Information
ISBN 9781556524837
Author Mccoy
Format Paperback
Page Count 734
Imprint Chicago Review Press
Publisher Chicago Review Press
