Shooting Up: A Short History of Drugs and War

by Łukasz Kamieński and David Paradela López

Book Overview

Shooting Up: A Short History of Drugs and War examines how intoxicants have been put to the service of states, empires and their armies throughout history. Since the beginning of organized combat, armed forces have prescribed drugs to their members for two general purposes: to enhance performance during combat and to counter the trauma of killing and witnessing violence after it is over. Stimulants (e.g. alcohol, cocaine, and amphetamines) have been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190263474
• ISBN13: 9780190263478
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"