Opium's Orphans: The 200-Year History of the War on Drugs

by P. E. Caquet and P.E. Caquet

Book Overview

Upending all we know about the war on drugs, a history of the anti-narcotics movement's origins, evolution, and questionable effectiveness.

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 United States, and even less...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789145589
• ISBN13: 9781789145588
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.4"