| Description |
viii, 176 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Issues in policy history ; #1 |
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Issues in policy history ;
#1.
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| Contents |
Introduction / William O. Walker III -- Through the Past Darkly: The Politics and Policies of America's Drug War / John C. McWilliams -- Drug Legalization, the Drug War, and Drug Treatment in Historical Perspective / David T. Courtwright -- Fast Crabs and Cigarette Boats: A Speculative Essay / Kathryn Meyer -- Opium, Tungsten, and the Search for National Security, 1940-1952 / Jonathan Marshall -- Shutting Out the Evil: Nativism and Narcotics Control in the United States / Douglas Clark Kinder -- Conflicts of Interest in the International Drug Control System / William B. McAllister -- Bibliographic Essay / William O. Walker III. |
| Note |
"Originally published as a special issue of Journal of policy history (vol. 3, no. 4, 1991)"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-173). |
| Subject |
Drug control -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Walker, William O., III, 1946-
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| ISBN |
0271008431: $13.95 |
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