Shooting up : counterinsurgency and the war on drugs /
Shooting Up analyzes how involvement in the production and trafficking of illicit commodities, especially drugs, affects the strength of belligerents and governments. Much of U.S. anti-narcotics policy abroad is based on the assumption of symbiotic relationships between drug producers, traffickers,...
| Основен автор: | Felbab-Brown, Vanda. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
℗♭2010.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=301812 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Shooting up. |
| Резюме: |
Shooting Up analyzes how involvement in the production and trafficking of illicit commodities, especially drugs, affects the strength of belligerents and governments. Much of U.S. anti-narcotics policy abroad is based on the assumption of symbiotic relationships between drug producers, traffickers, insurgents, and terrorists; thus, policy is organized around the premise that the suppression of drug production will service both anti-drug and counterterrorist goals. The author challenges this "narcoguerrilla" premise of U.S. policy. She shows that, far from being complementary, anti-narcotics an. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) : maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
081570450X 9780815704508 |