Drugs trade / drug trafficking Books
Transworld Publishers Ltd The Infiltrator
Book SynopsisRobert Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia's drug cartels. The dirty bankers and businessmen he befriended knew him as Bob Musella, a wealthy, mob-connected big shot living the good life. Together they partied in expensive hotels, drank the world's finest champagnes, drove Rolls-Royce convertibles and flew in private jets. But under Mazur's designer suits and hidden away in his quality briefcase, recorders whirred quietly, capturing the damning evidence of their crimes. Then, at his own staged wedding, he led a dramatic takedown that shook the underworld. In the end, more than eighty men and women were charged worldwide. Operation C-Chase became one of the most successful undercover operations in the history of US law enforcement, and evidence gathered during the bust proved critical to the conviction of General Manuel Noriega.The Infiltrator is the true story of how Mazur''s undercover work helped bring down tTrade ReviewMesmerizing... Once you've picked up this book, I guarantee you will not put it down. You will be enthralled with this amazing story of one man's career on the front lines against the notorious Medellin drug cartel. -- Steven Emerson, bestselling author of 'American Jihad'Undercover work is a lot more of an art than Hollywood could ever represent on-screen, and The Infiltrator introduces Bob Mazur as one of America's great undercover artists and writers. -- Michael Levin, New York Times bestselling author of 'Deep Cover'Mesmerizing... Once you've picked up this book, I guarantee you will not put it down. You will be enthralled with this amazing story of one man's career on the front lines against the notorious Medellin drug cartel. -- Steven Emerson, bestselling author of 'American Jihad'Undercover work is a lot more of an art than Hollywood could ever represent on-screen, and The Infiltrator introduces Bob Mazur as one of America's great undercover artists and writers. -- Michael Levin, New York Times bestselling author of 'Deep Cover'
£11.69
Princeton University Press Empires of Vice
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Giovanni Sartori Best Book Award, Qualitative Methods Section of the American Political Science Association""Honorable Mention, Charles Taylor Book Award, American Political Science Association""Honorable Mention for the Allan Sharlin Memorial Award, Social Science History Association""Kim’s argument adds a valuable dimension and a perspective from the colonies most affected in a period which has been less written about by historians. . . . [Kim] adds to our understanding of howfundamental changes in response to the consumption of opiates came about."---Virginia Berridge, Addiction"Empires of Vice is well researched, with sources ranging from government records and meeting minutes to personal papers from state and private archives. It is written in an accessible style and will be of value to scholars of Southeast Asia, drugs history, and colonialism."---Eric Colvard, Journal of British Studies"Empires of Vice is an important book that underscores the critical role of low-level bureaucrats in transforming the state. . . . [Diana Kim's] work is deeply rooted in the central contributions and concerns of a broad set of literatures,but also, by shifting the object of empirical analysis to a different region, a later time period than predominant literature, and by looking closely at the anxieties of overlooked actors, Empires of Vice grows its own wings."---Katrina Quisumbing King, American Journal of Sociology"An original account of the shift towards opium prohibition that occurred across colonial South East Asia . . . . Kim’s work will be of interest to scholars of drug history, the history and politics of South East Asia and those interested in the development of the colonial state."---Ashley Wright, South East Asia Research"Deeply researched and closely argued. . . . Empires of Vice makes important contributions to the historiography of opium regulation, the comparative history of empire, and the development of state making and governance in Southeast Asia."---Andrew J. Rotter, American Historical Review"[Empires of Vice] present[s] an engaging study that disproves the notion of monolithic colonial regimes and adds welcome nuances to our understanding of narcotics control in Southeast Asia.—Joyce A. Madancy, Journal of Interdisciplinary History"
£31.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC City of God
Book SynopsisA sprawling, magnificently told epic about the history of gang life in Rio's favelas. The original novel of the hugely acclaimed film, based on a true story
£15.29
The History Press Ltd The Freshwater Five
Book SynopsisThe shocking true story of five fishermen sentenced to 104 years for a crime they didn’t commit
£10.44
Ebury Publishing Class of 88
Book SynopsisIn 1987, Wayne Anthony and two friends established the legendary Genesis raves that were attended by the wide-eyed, loved-up youth of the late Eighties and early Nineties. Wayne and the Genesis team took Acid House to the masses and changed the face of British rave culture. Wayne then promoted a series of events around Europe, released a series of infamous compilation albums under the banner Havin' It'. Since then Wayne has been involved in Internet start-ups and tech companies. He spent the last ten years at the helm of LSD Magazine, one of Europe's biggest street art graffiti networks. He is currently in the process of launching the world's first dedicated street art graffiti channel from Los Angeles.
£13.49
Cornell University Press The Golden Triangle
Book SynopsisThe Golden Triangle region that joins Burma, Thailand, and Laos is one of the global centers of opiate and methamphetamine production. Opportunistic Chinese businessmen and leaders of various armed groups are largely responsible for the manufacture of...Trade ReviewKo-lin Chin has written a seminal study of one of Southeast Asia's most destructive conflicts and deadliest exports, and this book deserves to be read by Asian scholars across a broad spectrum of disciplines. The author demonstrates how to conduct fieldwork in dangerous locations, never lose sight of the human factor, and also how to construct a balanced book of great use in the broader academic and policy worlds. -- David Scott Mathieson * Contemporary Southeast Asia *Ko-lin Chin provides a rare insight into drug production and trafficking in Southeast Asia. Despite the Golden Triangle being a pivotal force in the global drug trade, its inaccessibility means that it is rarely the focus of academic research. Not only doesChin successfully negotiate this hidden world of northern Burma to do his field research, but his work is remarkable in placing its drug trade in a geopolitical context. His field research involves numerous interviews with people either involved in, or affected by, the drug trade, ranging from opium growers to state officials. He weaves together his research findings with a detailed historical account of the political and ethnic influences that have fostered the drug trade in this area, including both the opium trade and, more recently, methamphetamine production and trafficking. His courage and objectivity in this venture is admirable. -- Rebecca McKetin * Pacific Affairs *Opium, a relatively recent product in Burma, and its derivative, heroin, have become Burma's major illegal commodities. Their production and trade is dominated by the Wa tribe.... Chin seeks to provide a brief history of the Wa; the opium, heroin, and methamphetamine trades; drug use and control; and the drug business and politics. In the absence of reliable historical studies and hard data, the author assembled research teams, devised questionnaires, and used the information acquired to develop his narrative. * Choice *This is a necessary book for students of global drug commerce and a rare glimpse of contemporary life in the northern Burmese hill country, a region inaccessible even by the reclusive standards of Myanmar. -- Dean R. Gerstein * Contemporary Sociology *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Into the Thick of It 1. The Golden Triangle and Burma 2. The Wa 3. The Opium Trade 4. Heroin Production and Trafficking 5. The Methamphetamine Business 6. Drug Use 7. Drug Control 8. The Business and Politics of Drugs
£26.99
University of Pennsylvania Press The Age of Intoxication
Book SynopsisEating the flesh of an Egyptian mummy prevents the plague. Distilled poppies reduce melancholy. A Turkish drink called coffee increases alertness. Tobacco cures cancer. Such beliefs circulated in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, an era when the term drug encompassed everything from herbs and spices—like nutmeg, cinnamon, and chamomile—to such deadly poisons as lead, mercury, and arsenic. In The Age of Intoxication, Benjamin Breen offers a window into a time when drugs were not yet separated into categories—illicit and licit, recreational and medicinal, modern and traditional—and there was no barrier between the drug dealer and the pharmacist.Focusing on the Portuguese colonies in Brazil and Angola and on the imperial capital of Lisbon, Breen examines the process by which novel drugs were located, commodified, and consumed. He then turns his attention to the British Empire, arguing that it owed much of its success in this period to its usTrade Review"Everybody must get stoned: That's the great lesson of history, driven home by this elucidating survey . . . Breen makes a fine case for his title, which he suggests is more appropriate than the Age of Reason-and for reasons good and true . . . A provocative examination of the history of exploration as a quest for new and improved ways to change our minds." * Kirkus Reviews *"Analyzing psychoactive and medicinal substances together enables this elegantly and evocatively written book to challenge historical assumptions about drugs and more recent legal divisions between illicit and licit, recreational and medicinal . . . Breen's approach allows The Age of Intoxication to make significant contributions to the histories of science and empire, as well as cultural histories of difference making more broadly." * The William and Mary Quarterly *"The Age of Intoxication is extensively researched, full of fascinating details, and told in accessible, entertaining prose. With chapters drawing from Mesoamerica, Africa, Europe, and South Asia, it elucidates the far reaches of the Portuguese drug trade and the centrality of non-European actors...[T]he book tells a convincing story about the cultural construction of mind-altering substances across the early modern globe. It is a thoroughly enjoyable read and an important addition to the scholarship on early modern pharmaceuticals." * Isis *"This book effectively challenges the historical concept of 'The Age of Reason' to describe the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as instead 'The Age of Intoxication.' [A] provocative volume...Breen ultimately reconstructs the rise of drugs, both licit and illicit, and their entanglement with the rise of global capitalism and empire [and] illustrates how modern societies hold fears of certain drugs and not others. " * Journal of Modern History *"Nature gives us opium poppies and Cannabis sativa; culture turns them into overprescribed opioids and overcriminalized dime bags. In his important new book, Benjamin Breen argues that all decisions about intoxicants are judgments about cultural difference, with roots in the early modern imperialism that spun many drugs into global circulation in the first place. The Age of Intoxication is a lively, edifying, wholly convincing book." * Joyce Chaplin, author of Round About the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit *"The Age of Intoxication is a fascinating, important, and evocative look at early modern 'drugs'-widely redefined-and their roles in European expansion, medicine, pharmacy, and culture. Benjamin Breen has a striking historical range, tying together histories of the Portuguese and British empires, of the Americas, of Africa, and of South Asia. Combining archival and conceptual depth, the book reveals a connected world of unsung, often subaltern actors. Breen strongly suggests that contemporary distinctions between 'illicit' and 'licit' drug cultures are rooted in this crucial era of global encounters." * Paul Gootenberg, author of Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug *"Innovative, smart, accessible, and a pleasure to read, The Age of Intoxication is the first history of drugs as cultural products. In Benjamin Breen's hands, this history contains as many lessons about society as it does about modern science." * James Sweet, University of Wisconsin, Madison *"The Age of Intoxication is an incisive, vividly recounted analysis of two vast yet interwoven imperial histories, using individual life stories, plant itineraries, medical recipes, and mercantile networks to tell the stories of 'failed' drugs we do not normally include alongside more 'successful' commodities such as chocolate, coffee, and tobacco. In engaging prose and humorous asides, from Portuguese Angola to the wilds of Brazil, Java, and beyond, Benjamin Breen takes us on a colorful historical trip through the mind-altering passageways of the early modern world, leaving no stone (or hallucinogenic mushroom) unturned." * Neil Safier, The John Carter Brown Library *"The Age of Intoxication shows how greater attention to the ambiguities of drugs and their history significantly enriches our understanding of many key features of modernity including colonialism, globalization science, medicine, commerce, and consumption. Benjamin Breen makes a strong and impassioned case for why early modern history is relevant to current discussions and public debates regarding drugs in society and the global drug trade." * Matthew Crawford, Kent State University *Table of ContentsIntroduction. At the Statue of Adamastor Part I. Inventions of Drugs Chapter 1. Searching for Drugs: Inventing Quina in Seventeenth-Century Amazonia Chapter 2. Selling Drugs: Early Modern Apothecaries and the Limits of Commodification Chapter 3. Fetishizing Drugs: Feitiçaria, Healing, and Intoxication in West Central Africa Part II. Altered States Chapter 4. Occult Qualities: British Natural Philosophers and Portuguese Drugs Chapter 5. Uses of Intoxication in the Enlightenment Chapter 6. Three Ways of Looking at Opium Conclusion. Drug Pasts and Futures Notes Glossary Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
£70.55
The University Press of Kentucky The Turkish Arms Embargo Drugs Ethnic Lobbies and
Book SynopsisAn analysis of factors leading to the imposition and continuance of the Turkish Arms Embargo.
£34.20
The University Press of Kentucky The Turkish Arms Embargo
Book SynopsisA revolutionary analysis of the complex factors leading to the imposition and continuance of the Turkish Arms Embargo.Table of ContentsBackground to Crisis Killing America’s Children Making Turkey Pay Turning Congress They Have Made a Mess of Cyprus The Embargo Must Go Conclusion Epilogue
£25.65
Holmes & Meier Publishers Inc Snowfields War on Cocaine in the Andes The War on
Book SynopsisAfter the Colombian government and the Bush administration declared all-out war on the Colombian drug barons, cocaine traffickers turned their attention to Bolivia, the rugged landlocked country to the south. This book features interviews with drug barons who rule over vast empires, dirt-poor coca farmers, addicts, traffickers, and the military.Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Ultimate High: The Consumers; Snowfields: The Farmers; Kings of Cocaine: The Traffickers; Turning a Blind Eye: The Police; Cocaine Coups: The Military; Paying the Price: The Addicts; The Thrill Seekers: The DEA; Walking the Tightrope: The Politicians; Afterword; Index.
£17.95
Quercus Publishing The Acid Test
Book SynopsisWhen the mutilated body of Mayra Cabral de Melo is found in a dusty field, Detective Edgar Lefty Mendieta has personal reasons for bringing the culprit to justice. Mayra, a well-known stripper, had no shortage of ardent, deluded and downright dangerous admirers, and Lefty himself is haunted by the night he spent in her company.As Mexico''s drug war ramps up, Lefty''s pursuit of a gallery of jealous and powerful suspects, all with a murderous glint in their eye, leads him to Samantha Valdés, the godfather''s daughter, who is battling to retain her father''s empire. And as the mystery deepens, the bodycount rises.Trade ReviewOne of the biggest names in Mexican literature . . . A true novelist . . . No one has captured the exciting and passionate nature of the Mexican vernacular like him -- Arturo Pérez-ReverteIf you are fed up with formulaic noir novels and looking for something fresher, Élmer Mendoza . . . could be the answer * Sunday Times *Presents Mexico in a darkly surrealist light: corrupt politicos, a plague of narco-crime and only battered detective Edgar "Lefty" Mendieta on the side of the angels * Independent *Mendoza conveys a clear sense of life in Culiacan through the violence of the competing cartels and a simmering expectation and acceptance of corruption * Publishers Weekly *Essential reading. * Sunday Express. *A vivid glimpse into an ultraviolent world of macho posturing, unorthodox policing and ruthless criminality. * Guardian. *
£13.49
Quercus Publishing Hotel K The Shocking Inside Story of Balis Most
Book SynopsisTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERHotel K - Bali''s most notorious jail - is Hell in Paradise.Welcome to Hotel Kerobokan, or Hotel K, Bali''s most notorious jail. Its walls touch paradise; sparkling oceans, surf beaches and palm trees on one side, while on the other it''s a dark, bizarre and truly frightening underworld of sex, drugs, violence and squalor. Hotel K''s filthy and disease ridden cells have been home to the infamous and the tragic: a Balinese King, Gordon Ramsay''s brother, Muslim terror bombers, beautiful women tourists and surfers from across the globe. Petty thieves share cells with killers, rapists, and gangsters. Hardened drug traffickers sleep alongside unlucky tourists, who''ve seen their holiday turn from paradise to hell over one ecstasy pill. Hotel K is the shocking inside story of the jail and its inmates, revealing the wild ''sex nights'' organised by corrupt guards for the prisoners who have cash to pay, the jail''s ecstasy Table of ContentsAuthor's note. Foreword: For One Night Only. Welcome to Hotel Kerobokan. Thomas. The Headless Corpse. The Great Escape. Let's Play. No Star to Five Star. Touching Paradise. The Women's Block. The Blue Room. Plasticine Guards. Terrorists and the King Check In. The Dealers. Rolling the Dice. Animal Farm. With Friends Like These. An Eye for an Eye. Sex on the Beach. Raids. Kerobokan Crew. Room 13. No More Tomorrows. Operation Transfer. Where Are They Now? Acknowledgements.
£10.44
Doppelhouse Press Adolfo Kaminsky A Forgers Life
Book SynopsisThe gripping true story of a life-long forger working for the French Resistance and clandestine organizations, told to his daughter. Subject of The New York Times documentary 'The Forger,'; winner of a World Press Photo Award and an Emmy AwardAs seen on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper'[An] engrossing literary debut. ... Writing in Adolfo's voice gives this suspenseful narrative candor and immediacy.' - Kirkus ReviewsReader's Choice Award –Elle Magazine, FranceWall Street Journal's Top 10 Most Anticipated Non-Fiction: Fall Books 2016'Every resistance movement had its forgers, but few have told their tales. Many, like Kaminsky, were very young technicians and chemists when they began their work. Sarah Kaminsky's affectionate rendering of her father's life, with Trade Review[An] engrossing literary debut. ... Writing in Adolfo's voice gives this suspenseful narrative candor and immediacy. - Kirkus Reviews Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life is "worthy of the best spy novels" and tells the story of Sarah Kaminsky's father, "the genius-forger who committed his know-how and convictions to serve the French Resistance during World War II, saving thousands of Jewish families, and many others over the course of 30 years for various causes around the world." - TED.com A detailed and touching story traversing a century in clandestine shadow crossings, where Adolfo's skill meant life... or death. - Liberation, France Riveting. - Haaretz, Israel Technical prowess, creativity, and self-denial drive the plot in the incredibly lucky life of Adolfo Kaminsky narrated in this exciting historical document. - Elle Magazine, France; 2010 Reader's Choice Award Undoubtedly one of the most captivating books of the season. - Paris Today A pointed, sober biography ... of one of the world's best forgers. - Der Spiegel If made into a film, the life of Adolfo Kaminsky would have the ingredients of suspense thriller, war movie, historical tragedy, intimate drama, romantic comedy and scenes of terror. - O Globo, Brazil A thrilling book. - la Repubblica Federal, Italy Kaminsky has lived, in the shadows, the brightest hours of the Resistance. - Le MondeTable of ContentsAuthor's Preface to the English EditionPrologueChapters 1 - 16EpilogueAppendix of Photographs by Adolfo Kaminsky from 1940s and 1950s Paris
£30.39
Cambridge University Press Criminal Politics and Botched Development in
Book SynopsisThis Element investigates the relationship between the narcotics industry and politics. It claims that different manifestations of criminal politics arise depending on how different phases of drug-trafficking activity interact with the distinct politico-institutional endowments of Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Conceptualizing criminal politics; 3. Case studies; 4. Implications; References.
£17.00
Orion Publishing Co The Clinic
Book SynopsisAn addictive murder mystery dripping with glamour and suspense, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Sarah Pearse. Troubled professional poker player Meg goes undercover into an exclusive rehab clinic to find out what - or who - really caused her celebrity sister's mysterious death...Trade ReviewA fast-paced, personal and twisty thriller that deals brilliantly with trauma and addiction while propelling us through the story. Loved it. * Anna Mazzola, bestselling author of THE CLOCKWORK GIRL and THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS *The Clinic drew me in from its tense first page and left me thinking long after I finished it. It's a twisty mystery with feeling that kept me turning the pages until well into the night. * Sara Ochs, author of THE DIVE *Cate Quinn's propulsive thriller The Clinic reads like an edge-of-your-seat page-turner, with clever twists and turns and redirections, all while taking place at an unconventional rehab clinic in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest coast, but at its core this is a haunting story of addiction, long-lasting trauma, and the power of transformative change - I absolutely loved it. * Ashley Tate, author of TWENTY-SEVEN MINUTES *With relentless writing and twists around every corner, Cate Quinn weaves a gripping mystery through the world of luxury rehab that will have you saying 'one more chapter' until you hit the final page. So be warned, once you step foot in The Clinic, the doors lock behind you. * Tony Wirt, author of JUST STAY AWAY *The Clinic weaves moving portrayals of rehab into a twisty, beautifully written mystery. With enigmatic characters and a vivid atmosphere, Cate Quinn delivers a pitch-perfect page-turner. I devoured it. * RJ Jacobs, author of ALWAYS THE FIRST TO DIE and THIS IS HOW WE END THINGS *I loved The Clinic. It has it all, a gloriously dysfunctional heroine, an impossibly glamorous setting, evil scientists, hot psychiatrists and a cast of gorgeous, wealthy fuckups. Not only that, it has so many twists I nearly forgot I've been sober for nearly four years. And underneath the rollIcking story, there's a serious look at the nature of addiction and how it can tear lives apart. So addictive, I almost booked into rehab. * Julia Crouch, author of THE NEW MOTHER *A taut and claustrophobic page-turner, which cleverly explores the effects of trauma and addiction within a twisty plot which keeps you questioning your own assumptions right to the end. * RM Ward, author of SAFE WITH YOU *Wow! The Clinic is a taut, tense page turner that asks whether the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves. Meg is a wonderfully complex, damaged human character, and may well be my favourite ass-kicking heroine since Lisbeth Salander ... pure page-turning gold!' * Derek Farrell, author of The Danny Bird Mysteries series *An absolutely propulsive read that grabbed me by the throat and never let go until the final page. * Cass Green, Sunday Times bestselling author of IN A COTTAGE IN A WOOD *
£16.50
SOURCEBOOKS INC Opium Wars The Addiction of One Empire and the
Book SynopsisBy the early 19th century, 90 percent of the Emperor's court and the majority of the army were opium addicts. This book recounts the tragic story of the 2 Opium Wars of 1839-1842 and 1856-1860 between Britain and China through the eyes of the Chinese as well as the Imperial West.
£17.78
Orion Publishing Co A Life in Parts
Book Synopsis''A CINEMATIC RECORD OF HOW AN ACTOR SHAPES A CAREER'' Tom Hanks''FUNNY, SAD AND HEARTFELT'' Vince Gilligan''GRITTY, FUNNY AND SAD'' Entertainment Weekly''A SUPERB ANECDOTALIST'' Sunday Times Culture''RIVETING... ENGROSSING'' Huffington PostBRYAN CRANSTON maps his journey from abandoned son to beloved star, recalling the many odd parts he''s played in real life, and chronicles his evolution on camera. For the first time he shares the story of his early years, from his time as a soap opera regular to his recurring spots on Seinfeld and his role as bumbling father Hal on Malcolm in the Middle, along with an inspiring account of how he prepared for the award-winning role of President Lyndon Johnson.Of course, Cranston dives deep into the grittiest details of his greatest role, explaining how he searched inward for the personal darkness that would help him create one of thTrade ReviewBryan Cranston has created a cinematic record of how an actor shapes a career and an identity and a legacy all at the same time. -- Tom HanksI loved this book. It's just the right mixture of funny, sad and heartfelt. If I'd known Bryan could tell stories this well, I would have had him writing episodes of Breaking Bad. -- Vince GilliganThe highs here -and there are many -are meth-less but addictive. * KIRKUS REVIEWS *This splendid, moving, heartbreaking memoir is doubly triumphant. It regales and entertains while at the same time providing inspiration and practical wisdom. A truly gifted storyteller, Cranston captures the reader's imagination and emotions from beginning to end. -- Doris Kearns GoodwinBy turns gritty,funny, and sad, this fiercely intelligent book from the Breaking Bad star defies celebrity memoir tropes. -- Entertainment Weekly[A] substantial memoir from one of Hollywood's most introspective stars...anyone interested in acting will devour Cranston's savvy advice about honing one's craft and building one's career. -- BooklistIt's an engrossing first-person account by one of our finest actors and I couldn't put it down. -- Phil Simon * HUFFINGTON POST *Fans of Breaking Bad will be glued to this riveting memoir, which looks at how he worked to create such a dark and legendary character. But long before Walter White, Bryan Cranston's life story was fascinating and dramatic. * IRISH COUNTRY MAGAZINE *His memoir, A Life in Parts, shows him as a superb anecdotalist with an honest take on how he dealt with fame found later in life. * SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE *a fascinating read and a satisfying look into Cranston's life -- Pip Ellwood * ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS *A great guy reading his great book to you like you're both just downing session IPAs in some crack-in-the-wall bar no one else has found. Cranston's widely acclaimed memoir has been winning praise for its earnest account of a good man fighting to be the actor he always dreamed of, and his gentle, confessional honesty shines through all the more when spoken in his loveable folksy tones. * MR HYDE *Candid and richly entertaining memoir -- Jane Shilling * DAILY MAIL *
£10.44
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Dagga
Book SynopsisThis book is intended as a conversation piece. It does not purport to be a comprehensive take on dagga, aka cannabis, marijuana, bhanga, ganga, pot, zol, weed, etc., but is intended simply as an overview.Trade ReviewIn the United States 23 states have legalised medical use of marijuana. Where is South Africa at with regards to legalising dagga? Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Mario Ambrosini passed away on August 16, 2014 slightly over a year af
£9.45
State University Press of New York (SUNY) Losing War The Plan Colombia and Beyond SUNY series James N Rosenau series in Global Politics
Book SynopsisCritical analysis of Plan Colombia, a multibillion dollar US counternarcotics initiative. Plan Colombia was an ambitious, multibillion dollar program of American aid to the country of Colombia to fight that nation's recreational drug industry. First signed into law by President Clinton in 2000, the program would, over a twelve year period, provide the Colombian government with more money than every other country in the region. But how successful was Plan Colombia, and is it a model worthwhile in applying to other countries? In The Losing War, Jonathan D. Rosen applies international relations theory to understand how the goals and objectives of Plan Colombia evolved over time, particularly after the events of 9/11. Various individuals, including Álvaro Uribe, the president of Colombia from 20022010, and George W. Bush, argued that Plan Colombia should be used as a model to help other countries combat drug trafficking. Plan Colombia was not mentioned in the Obama administration's 2011 budget proposal and no longer exists today. Rosen concludes that the policy failed to make substantial inroads in curtailing drug cultivation, production, or trafficking, thus calling into question the value of applying the same strategy to other countries, such as Mexico, in the present or future.
£22.96
Rowman & Littlefield Drug Trafficking and International Security
Book SynopsisGlobal drug trafficking intersects with a vast array of international security issues ranging from war and terrorism to migration and state stability. More than just another item on the international security agenda, drug trafficking in fact exacerbates threats to national and international security. In this light, the book argues that global drug trafficking should not be treated as one international security issue among many. Rather, due to the unique nature of the trade, illegal drugs have made key threats to national and international security more complex, durable, and acute. Drug trafficking therefore makes traditional understandings of international security inadequate. Each chapter examines how drug trafficking affects a particular security issue, such as rogue nations, weak and failing states, protracted intrastate conflicts, terrorism, transnational crime, public health, and cyber security. While some texts see drug trafficking as an international threat in itself, others pTrade ReviewKan surveys the threats that drug trafficking poses to international security. Individual chapters show how drug trafficking creates narco-states, undermines fragile states, abets intrastate conflict, facilitates the spread of transnational criminal organizations, and harms global health. Chiding the international relations discipline for sidelining the study of ‘deviant globalization’ and ignoring the non-state actors that participate in drug trafficking, Kan adopts an interdisciplinary perspective focusing on flows across borders and limits to state sovereignty. The book summarizes a range of insights from the literature on the drug trade, such as the unintended consequences of prohibition, differences between narco-states, and impediments to interstate cooperation. In the concluding chapter, Kan lists a number of questions for future scholarly research and advises policy makers to focus on managing and mitigating drug trafficking and related security problems rather than trying to eliminate them…. This accessible book will appeal to those seeking a broad overview of the global implications of drug trafficking. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. * CHOICE *An intellectual tour de force related to drug trafficking as a prominent feature of deviant globalization and durable disorder and its analysis of the international implications of the new ‘drug-security’ nexus that has emerged. The work exposes the inadequacy of traditionalist perceptions related to the state-centric security environment in an age when the number of narco and fragile states is ever growing and violent non-state actors and organized crime groups are ascendant. -- Robert J. Bunker, Claremont Graduate UniversityFocusing on the convoluted but powerful intersection between drug trafficking and international security, Paul Kan emphasizes the changed nature of security and elucidates the role of drug trafficking in creating insecurity and disorder. Informative, perceptive, and far-reaching, this volume is not for the faint-hearted: it will greatly appeal to some and irritate and provoke others. Is drug trafficking no more than a hyped up threat or is it a genuine and enduring security challenge? Read this book and decide for yourself. -- Phil Williams, Wesley W. Posvar Professor of International Security in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, and Director of the University’s Ridgway Center for International Security StudiesTable of ContentsPreface Chapter One: The Scope and Scale of the Issue Chapter Two: Patterns of International Drug Trafficking Chapter Three: Narco-States Chapter Four: Fragile States Chapter Five: Intrastate Conflict and Terrorism Chapter Six: Transnational Organized Crime Chapter Seven: Human Security and Global Health Chapter Eight: Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Chapter Nine: Ways Forward
£67.50
Rowman & Littlefield Drug Trafficking and International Security
Book SynopsisGlobal drug trafficking intersects with a vast array of international security issues ranging from war and terrorism to migration and state stability. More than just another item on the international security agenda, drug trafficking in fact exacerbates threats to national and international security. In this light, the book argues that global drug trafficking should not be treated as one international security issue among many. Rather, due to the unique nature of the trade, illegal drugs have made key threats to national and international security more complex, durable, and acute. Each chapter examines how drug trafficking affects a particular security issue, such as rogue nations, weak and failing states, protracted intrastate conflicts, terrorism, transnational crime, public health, and cyber security. While some texts see drug trafficking as an international threat in itself, others place it under the topic of transnational organized crime, arguing that the threats emanate from crimTrade ReviewKan surveys the threats that drug trafficking poses to international security. Individual chapters show how drug trafficking creates narco-states, undermines fragile states, abets intrastate conflict, facilitates the spread of transnational criminal organizations, and harms global health. Chiding the international relations discipline for sidelining the study of ‘deviant globalization’ and ignoring the non-state actors that participate in drug trafficking, Kan adopts an interdisciplinary perspective focusing on flows across borders and limits to state sovereignty. The book summarizes a range of insights from the literature on the drug trade, such as the unintended consequences of prohibition, differences between narco-states, and impediments to interstate cooperation. In the concluding chapter, Kan lists a number of questions for future scholarly research and advises policy makers to focus on managing and mitigating drug trafficking and related security problems rather than trying to eliminate them…. This accessible book will appeal to those seeking a broad overview of the global implications of drug trafficking. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. * CHOICE *An intellectual tour de force related to drug trafficking as a prominent feature of deviant globalization and durable disorder and its analysis of the international implications of the new ‘drug-security’ nexus that has emerged. The work exposes the inadequacy of traditionalist perceptions related to the state-centric security environment in an age when the number of narco and fragile states are ever growing and violent non-state actors and organized crime groups are ascendant. -- Robert J. Bunker, Claremont Graduate UniversityFocusing on the convoluted but powerful intersection between drug trafficking and international security, Paul Kan emphasizes the changed nature of security and elucidates the role of drug trafficking in creating insecurity and disorder. Informative, perceptive, and far-reaching, this volume is not for the faint-hearted: it will greatly appeal to some and irritate and provoke others. Is drug trafficking no more than a hyped up threat or is it a genuine and enduring security challenge? Read this book and decide for yourself. -- Phil Williams, Wesley W. Posvar Professor of International Security in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, and Director of the University’s Ridgway Center for International Security StudiesTable of ContentsPreface Chapter One: The Scope and Scale of the Issue Chapter Two: Patterns of International Drug Trafficking Chapter Three: Narco-States Chapter Four: Fragile States Chapter Five: Intrastate Conflict and Terrorism Chapter Six: Transnational Organized Crime Chapter Seven: Human Security and Global Health Chapter Eight: Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Chapter Nine: Ways Forward
£31.50
Amberley Publishing Fierce Chemistry
Book SynopsisOne hundred years on from the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1920, this book examines the money, politics and exploitation behind drugs and raises the question nobody asks: âWhat kind of drugs policy do we actually want in the UK?âTrade Review'One of the great strengths of Fierce Chemistry is the interweaving of the histories of attempts to deal with the consequences of drug use (whether through treatment or law enforcement) with the broader cultural and political histories of drugs... Overall, this does not detract from a comprehensive and hugely entertaining history of drugs, drug use and drug policy in the United Kingdom. It will take some effort to better this particular work of fierce chemistry.' -- Alex Mold, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
£18.00
Dundurn Group Ltd The War on Drugs
Book SynopsisA criminal prosecutor discusses the illegal drug trade and the failure of the so-called War on Drugs to stop it.In 1971, President Richard Nixon coined the term War on Drugs. His campaign to eradicate illegal drug use was picked up by the media and championed by succeeding presidents, including Reagan. Canada was a willing ally in this war, and is currently cracking down on drug offences at a time when even the U.S. is beginning to climb down from its reliance on incarceration. Elsewhere in the world, there has been a sea change. The Global Commission on Drug Policy, including international luminaries like Kofi Annan, declared that the War on Drugs has not, and cannot, be won. Former heads of state and drug warriors have come out in favour of this perspective. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton agree with legions of public health officials, scientists, politicians, and police officers that a new approach is essential.Paula Mallea, in T
£14.39
Dundurn Group Ltd The Age of Fentanyl
Book SynopsisOttawa Book Award 2021 Shortlisted The Donner Prize 2020 Shortlisted Speaker''s Book Award 2020 Shortlisted Is there a way to end North America's opioid epidemic?A fascinating, wise, and humane analysis of one of the most pressing health challenges of the 21st century. Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment NowIn The Age of Fentanyl, Brodie Ramin tells the story of the opioid crisis, showing us the disease and cure from his perspective as an addiction doctor working on the front lines. We meet his patients, hear from other addiction experts, and learn about the science and medicine of opioid addiction and its treatments. He shows us how addiction can be prevented, how knowledge can reduce stigma, and how epidemics can be beaten.Dr. Ramin brings the hopeful message that just as patients and health care workers rallied together to fight HIV one generation ago, a coalition of patients, advocates, scientists, doctors, anTrade ReviewA fascinating, wise, and humane analysis of one of the most pressing health challenges of the 21st century. * Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of Enlightenment Now *A first-hand clinician’s account of one of today’s greatest social crises…. There are lessons here for everyone. * Jeff Turnbull, Medical Director of Ottawa Inner City Health *Ramin's voice of concern echoes across the pages, supported always with a solid basis of research ... The Age of Fentanyl: Ending the Opioid Epidemic is a thorough, thoughtful, and hopeful examination of the world of addiction. * Ormsby Review *The Age of Fentanyl so perfectly captures the reality of this epidemic ... Each chapter is aimed not only to inform but as a call to action. Dr. Ramin strips away the curtain and points forward. * White Wall Review *Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Knocking at the DoorChapter 2: The Story of OpiumChapter 3: The Engine of the EpidemicChapter 4: The Age of FentanylChapter 5: Explaining the EpidemicChapter 6: Treating AddictionChapter 7: Rethinking our Relationship with Opioids and Big PharmaChapter 8: Searching for SolutionsChapter 9: Expanding the Treatment Tool KitChapter 10: Treating the Whole PersonChapter 11: Breaking the CycleConclusion: Ten Steps Toward a Better Future AcknowledgementsNotesBibliographyIndex
£15.19
Taylor & Francis Inc NarcoCults
Book SynopsisThose who know about how spirituality plays into the world of drug smuggling have likely heard of Santa Muerte, Jesus Malverde, and Santería, but the details of the more obscure African religions and Latin American folk saints and cults often remain a mystery. While the vast majority of these religions are practiced by law-abiding citizens with no connections to the drug trade, their religious beliefs and practices are often appropriated by drug cartels and used to psychologically empower members of these organizations. Therefore, knowledge about narco-cults and spirituality related to the drug trade can be incredibly useful to narcotics officers, military and intelligence agents, and even the average street cop. Narco-Cults: Understanding the Use of Afro-Caribbean and Mexican Religious Cultures in the Drug Wars looks at the growing phenomenon of narco-cults and the use of indigenous spiritual traditions among drug trafficking organizations. Based on two decades of experience from one of the top consultants in the field, it provides investigative agencies with a means of identifying symbols, rituals, artifacts, and customs endemic to various drug trafficking organizations. The book features illustrations of altars, shrines, and tools along with detailed descriptions of their cultural significance and practical application in rituals and customs. Derived from empirical research, this sourcebook provides reliable information taken from ethnographic fieldwork, police reports, and interviews with practitioners. The knowledge contained herein will help build cultural competency among the many agencies investigating drug crimes.Trade Review"…an accurate and graphic description of life on the street in many parts of Mexico and even sporadically inside the United States as it relates to criminals who have fully embraced the darker side of narcocultura. …a highly useful resource that will educate and inform law enforcement officers who have found themselves up against the violent cultures (on both physical and spiritual levels) of Afro-Caribbean and Mexican drug gangs and cartels. The book will also have great utility for academics, policy analysts, and U.S. military and intelligence analysts conducting Mexican cartel and drug war research."—Robert Bunker, in Small Wars JournalTable of ContentsForeword, Preface, Acknowledgments, About the Author, Chapter 1 Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), Chapter 2 Narco-cults, Chapter 3 The role of religious culture in narco-cult investigation, Chapter 4 Santería (Regla de Ocha), Chapter 5 Palo Mayombe and Bantu traditions (Las Reglas de Congo), Chapter 6 Mexican folk religions and practices, Chapter 7 Voodoo, Chapter 8 Christian-based groups, Chapter 9 Investigations, Chapter 10 A field guide for identifying artifacts
£56.04
Headline Publishing Group An Ounce of Hope A Pound of Flesh Book 2
Book SynopsisAn Ounce of Hope is the third title in the A Pound of Flesh series from fan-fiction superstar Sophie Jackson.From the fanfic phenomenon whose sensational debut, A Pound of Flesh, had over 4.5 million reads. You fell for Wes Carter. Now there''s a new bad boy in town. Just as sexy, just as edgy. Meet Carter''s best friend, Max...Fans of Samantha Young, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Jamie McGuire, Katy Evans and Prison Break will find Sophie Jackson''s powerful love stories utterly addictive and unforgettable. Can true love heal the deepest scars?Max O''Hare: Tortured by memories of the woman he loved, the child he lost and the drugs that numbed his pain, Max is haunted by his past.Grace Brooks: An eternal optimist, Grace appears to be the perfect girl, but she keeps the truth of her own difficult history closely guarded.Fresh out of rehab, the last thing on Max''s mind is a relationshTrade ReviewJackson's newest installment to her heart-stopping series, A Pound of Flesh, is capable of blowing your mind. This romance contains loads of passionate moments where we finally get to witness Max's story * Romantic Times *Max and Grace's story has truly left an imprint on my heart. They made the most adorable couple and I was invested in their relationship from start to finish. The pair had been through so much heartache and I just wanted to see them find their fairytale ending. An Ounce of Hope has captured my heart and although there were times where I felt as though my heart was being torn in two, I loved everything that I was reading * Hopeless Romantics *
£8.54
Headline Publishing Group Manhunters
Book Synopsis The explosive memoir of legendary DEA agents and the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos, Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña For the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Pena tell the true story of how they took down Pablo Escobar. Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar''s brutal Medellin Cartel was responsible for trafficking tonnes of cocaines to North America and Europe in the 1980s and ''90s. Colombia became a war zone as his sicarios mercilessly murdered thousands of people - competitors, police and civilians - to ensure he remained Colombia''s reigning kingpin. With billions in personal income, Escobar bought off politicians and lawmen and became a hero to poorer communities by building houses and sports centres. He was untouchable. But when Escobar became one of America''s most wanted, agents Steve Murphy and Javier F Pena were tasked with ending his reign of terror. For eighteen months, Steve and JaTrade ReviewManhunters is a gripping story about two true patriots who were the difference makers in the final hunt for Pablo Escobar. They are heroes to a world that was otherwise held captive by the evil of the planet's first narco-terrorist. Their bravery is unparalleled, and we owe them a great deal of gratitude for their selfless sacrifices. It is an honor to know them and their story. * Robert Mazur, New York Times bestselling author of The Infiltrator *A fast-paced tale by two agents for the DEA who had the inside track on bringing down the most wanted man in recent U.S history. * Bruce Porter, New York Times bestselling author of Blow and Snatched *Steve Murphy and Javier Pena recount their involvement in the pursuit and ultimate victory over a savvy and ruthless killer who declared an uncivil war against his own country. Never failing to credit Colombian heroism in this gripping struggle, Murphy and Pena offer fresh details of the chase for Pablo Escobar that resulted in his defeat and reclamation of the country from the deadly forces of narco-terrorism. A must-read for any fan of Narcos! * Chris Brancato, Executive Producer, "Narcos" *Riveting. A must-read for anyone interested in one of the major campaigns on the war on drugs. * Publishers Weekly *A thriller-esque account...keep[s] the pages turning. * Kirkus Reviews *A gripping insider account of the hunt for Pablo Escobar. Brilliant, bold, and no holds barred, this is an impeccable true crime story, told by the two brave men who risked everything to bring down the world's first narco-terrorist. A five-star read! * Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spymaster *Steve Murphy and Javier Pena are the real deal; true heroes of the drug war. Manhunters outlines the most important operation in the history of DEA; the killing of the most brutal and notorious drug lord in the world, Pablo Escobar. They give an incredible account of that day in Medellin, Colombia, when Pablo was killed by Colombian police that were supported, advised, and trained by these two American warriors who were on the scene when it all happened. This book is a great read and a critical account of DEA's finest hour * LTG (Ret.) William G. Boykin, Former Commander of U.S. Army Special Forces and Founding Member of Delta Force *Manhunters grabs you from the first page and gives you a front-row seat into the harrowing inter-agency and international hunt for the brutal narcotrafficker Pablo Escobar. Two unlikely heroes recount their stories in a way that is both compelling and captivating. * US Congresswoman Mary Bono *A compelling read about the adventures of two true American law enforcement heroes who ultimately took on the world's first narco-terrorist, the world's most wanted criminal, the world's largest cocaine baron, Pablo Escobar, and won! They include accounts of other investigations, personal challenges, and the sacrifices made not only by them but their families as well. * Barbara Comstock, former US congresswoman *Manhunters is a riveting account of two brave DEA Agents who put their lives, along with their families lives, on the line to fight the war on drugs in the US and Colombia. A must read on the take down of Pablo Escobar and the part they played in the investigation * Joe Pistone, a.k.a. Donnie Brasco *Steve and Javier's experience on the front lines of the war on drugs over the last thirty years made them an invaluable source of information for us. Their contacts, both foreign and domestic, allowed us to put together a narrative of one of the most complex, poorly reported, and misunderstood chapters in our recent past. * Eric Newman, Executive Producer, "Narcos" *
£11.69
Headline Publishing Group The Devil Takes You Home
Book SynopsisFather. Husband. Hitman. He lost it all - he''ll kill to get it back.Perfect read for fans of Breaking Bad and Stephen King.*GUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLER BOOKS OF 2022**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST NOVEL PRIZE AT THE 2023 EDGAR AWARDS*Some of the finest, most terrifying and heartbreaking writing you will read this year. The Devil Takes You Home is not to be missed. S.A. Cosby, New York Times-bestselling author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop WastelandThe Devil Takes You Home is an unforgettable neo-noir nightmare written with a poet''s heart. Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of the Eddie Flynn seriesComplete horror sung by an angel. I was transfixed. This is superb writing. Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood OrangeGives the genre a welcome shot in the arm. Guardian''SometimeTrade ReviewSome of the finest, most terrifying and heartbreaking writing you will read this year. The Devil Takes You Home is not to be missed. * S.A. Cosby, New York Times-bestselling author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland *The Devil Takes You Home is an unforgettable neo-noir nightmare written with a poet's heart. * Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of the Eddie Flynn series *Complete horror sung by an angel. I was transfixed. This is superb writing. * Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange *Gives the genre a welcome shot in the arm * Guardian, the Best crime and thriller books of 2022 *Here there be bloodshed, oh yes, sudden lyrical frenzies peppers over the main course of calamity. Every time you think the book got quiet, it screams again. * Josh Malerman, New York Times-bestselling author of Bird Box and Daphne *A ragged-edged bloody bullet-hole of a book. * Chuck Wendig, bestselling author of Wanderers *Brutal, bloody and brilliant. This book will thrill and terrify in equal measures and it'll break your heart. An unforgettable ride. * Lisa Gray, bestselling author of the Jessica Shaw series *[A] haunting noir thriller...a borderlands odyssey that blends noir and magical realism * The New York Times *Masterful. [A] brawny, serpentine and remarkably poignant novel. * BookPage *A meditation on grief and rage. * Vanity Fair *Though a young writer, Gabino Iglesias writes with the authority of a writer who's been down this road many times before. Iglesias' prose is smooth where smooth is called for and rough or a bit mean when smooth won't work. * Daniel Woodrell, award-winning author of Winter’s Bone *Sears itself into your mind-a book that cannot be unread. * Dominic Nolan, author of Vine Street *Utterly compelling, absolutely brutal, terrifying and heartbreaking - but these words barely sum it up. * Susi Holliday, author of The Last Resort and Substitute *The Devil Takes You Home is an incredible slice of horror-noir, utterly unique and unlike anything I've read before * Tariq Ashkanani, author of Welcome to Cooper *A page-turner with attitude...don't miss it. * David Heska Wanbli Weiden, award-winning author of Winter Counts *A brutal and brilliant novel. Brace yourself for the ride-this is his best work yet. * Jennifer Hillier, award-winning author of Little Secrets and Jar of Hearts *Brilliantly written, Iglesias has created a riveting character that leaps off the page and will stay with you long after you close the book. * Victor Methos, bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife *The Devil Takes You Home is a new kind of fiction, profoundly moving, despairing and scary all at once. * Brian Evenson, author of Last Days *The Devil Takes You Home is a wild ride through grief, faith, loss and monstrosity. Gabino Iglesias's sharp prose and visceral, haunting vision have birthed a riveting novel no reader will soon forget. Fresh and genuinely scary. * Tananarive Due, American Book Award-winner author of Ghost Summer and My Soul to Keep *With a noir voice reminiscent of Jim Thompson, this book charges into rage and despair, sparing no one, least of all the reader. Strap yourself in. * Chris Offutt, author of The Killing Hills and Country Dark *Some nightmares you wake from just leave you in an even worse nightmare. And then Gabino Iglesias holds his hand out from that darkness, takes you home. * Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians *The Devil Takes You Home is carried by a voice and rhythm, shaving sharp and wholly indelible. Iglesias never fails to keep a masterful foot on the pedal, feathering off the gas at times only to inevitably press it to the floor and pin us to our seats. * David Joy, author of When These Mountains Burn *Pure noir, overflowing with the rage and sorrow of our times, The Devil Takes You Home is brutal, hallucinatory, and somehow, beautiful. This novel confirms what some of us already knew: Gabino Iglesias is a fierce, vital voice. * Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of Survivor Song *The line between noir and horror not only gets blurred in Iglesias's The Devil Takes You Home; it gets obliterated. His barrio noir is a new kind of fiction, profoundly moving, despairing and scary all at once. * Brian Evenson, author of Last Days *An excellent crime novel driven by righteous grief, fierce narration, and raw violence. Iglesias takes us on a vivid exploration of pain and rage, along the Southwest border where the horrors of reality and the supernatural intertwine. * John Woods, author of Lady Chevy *A dark and disturbing tunnel into another world, Iglesias deftly walks the line between beautiful and haunting. A tense and unapologetic story, I devoured this in a weekend, my eyes widening with every unflinching word. * Sam Holland, author of The Echo Man *The Devil Takes You Home is an almighty powder keg of a novel that explodes across the page, filling the reader with shock, awe, terror and pity. A hypnotic marriage between jet-black narco noir and magic realism, it's a high-octane road trip you'll never forget. * Tim Baker, author of City Without Stars and Fever City *Full of violent truths, The Devil Takes You Home is one of the best books I have read in a long time. An incredible, unforgettable read. * Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger and The Fervor *Brutally poetic * Craig Sisterson, author of Southern Cross Crime *A gory journey through Texas and Mexican border towns. The incongruity of devotion to family with brutal vigilante justice creates dreadful tension as Mario tests his new moral compass. * Washington Post *A thriller you will never forget. Hard-hitting like a punch to your gut. * The Book Trail *The killer ending is a reminder of Iglesias' mastery of the noir format. The Devil Takes You Home is one of those books that gets better the more you think about it. * Crime Fiction Lover *If Quentin Tarantino collaborated with Stephen King on a hair-trigger film for Magnum-era Clint Eastwood, this could be it. A sledgehammer story with explosive Sicario-like violence from a flawed hero you'll care about. * Peterborough Telegraph *Tense and gripping. An absolute must for all fans of American dark noir fiction. * Paul Burke, Crime Time *The Devil Takes You Home just might be the most incredible book I read this year; it left me speechless * Peter Turns the Page *
£11.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The War We Never Fought
Book SynopsisAgain and again British politicians, commentators and celebrities intone that ''The War on Drugs has failed''. They then say that this is an argument for abandoning all attempts to reduce drug use through the criminal law.Peter Hitchens shows that in Britain there has been no serious ''war on drugs'' since 1971, when a Tory government adopted a Labour plan to implement the revolutionary Wootton report. This gave cannabis, the most widely used illegal substance, a special legal status as a supposedly ''soft'' drug (in fact, Hitchens argues, it is at least as dangerous as heroin and cocaine because of the threat it poses to mental health). It began a progressive reduction of penalties for possession, and effectively disarmed the police.This process still continues, behind a screen of falsely ''tough'' rhetoric from politicians. Far from there being a ''war on drugs'', there has been a covert surrender to drugs, concealed behind an official obeisance to internatiTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface I. The Secret Capitulation 1. Cannabis is a Cause 2. How to Sink Giggling into the Sea 3. Psychiatry is Not an Exact Science 4. The Real Purpose of Classification 5. No Use Appealing to God. Try John Stuart Mill 6. Cannabis and Violence 7. What about Alcohol and Tobacco then? 8. The Cabinet gets it Wrong 9. Enter Richard Crosman 10. Jim Callaghan's last Stand II. The Search for Soma 11. Aldous Huxley 12. The Left Casts of its Puritan Garments 13. The Mysterious Spread of Cannabis 14. Jaggerism is Invented 15. Bloomsbury Takes Over Britain via the Airwaves 16. Steve Adams Steps Up to Explain 17. The Long March-Wootton and After 18. Widdicombe Unfair 19. Lady Runciman - Who is She? 20. Legislation on the Beat - Brian Paddick 21. The Great Red Herring - Medical Marijuana 22. Freeing Up or Freeing Down 23. Some Notes on Harm Reduction and Rehabilitation 24. The Demoralisation of Britain Index
£12.34
Edinburgh University Press The War on Drugs and AngloAmerican Relations
Book SynopsisThrough interviews with key policy practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic, this study reveals the complex picture of counter narcotics strategy in Afghanistan. It highlights the key points of cooperation and contention, and details the often contradictory and competitive objectives of the overall war effort in Afghanistan.
£24.69
University of Texas Press Los Zetas Inc.
Book SynopsisCombining vivid interview commentary with in-depth analysis of organized crime as a transnational and corporate phenomenon, this book proposes a new theoretical framework for understanding the emerging face, new structure, and economic implications of organized crime in Mexico.Trade Review"Correa-Cabrera’s book approaches the Mexican Drug War through an analysis of the Zetas—the most powerful, well-armed, and technologically-advanced criminal corporation in Mexico. . . . This impressive contribution reveals the horrific realities, complexities, and products of neoliberal capitalism—though it is not so much of a “new” violence as much as an evolution of existing forms of it." * NACLA: The Report on the Americas *"The strength of Correa’s book is that she links security and political economy outcomes in Mexico in a way that is not reductionist. That is, she avoids ascribing the economic outcomes of the Mexican drug war to the logic of neoliberalism or of capitalism more generally, but rather considers the complex political mediations between the calculations of political elites and the expansion of transnational extractive activities in Mexico." * Yerepouni News *"Los Zetas Inc. is a state of the art study of organized crime and drug trafficking studies in Mexico...It is a major book that should be required reading in social sciences classes on contemporary Mexico." * Mexican Studies *"This book is most assuredly a strong contribution…[Correa-Cabrera] develops a fine-grained analysis of what is taking place in Tamaulipas much more thoroughly than anyone before, and the reader can easily appreciate what goes into making what is happening here a security crisis that goes far beyond the state." * The Americas *"Timely…useful for students and scholars interested in Mexico's Drug War, or, more generally, in the relationship between 'development' and the violence that so often accompanies natural resource booms." * Journal of Latin American Studies *"[Correa-Cabrera] not only provides great historical detail on the formation, evolution, and internal organization of the Zetas, but also offers a careful review of Mexico's most recent political and economic reforms, which are deeply related to changes in the criminal organization...the many thought-provoking concepts, analyses, and new forms of evidence Correa-Cabrera presents should push Mexican policymakers and organized crime experts alike to formulate and answer new and urgent questions to better understand, and hopefully help resolve, a reality that has led to the deaths and disappearances of tens of thousands of people across the country." * Latin American Politics and Society *"[Los Zetas Inc.] provides new arguments and fresh perspectives on the already existing works about transnational criminal organisations, how they work, links to energy firms, and paramilitary characteristics of drug cartels in Mexico. The book shows extensive research as well as concrete evidence which demonstrates that Correa-Cabrera’s main aim is to depict Los Zetas as a criminal enterprise that has roots in a business corporation model, and the widespread power a drug cartel can achieve within a country." * Bulletin of Latin American Research *Table of Contents List of Maps, Tables, and Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction Section I. The Zetas: Criminal Paramilitaries in a Transnational Business Chapter 1. The Zetas’ Origins Chapter 2. The Zetas’ War Chapter 3. A Transnational Criminal Corporation Section II. Mexico’s Drug War: A Modern Civil War? Chapter 4. Paramilitarization of Organized Crime and a “War on Drugs” Chapter 5. The New Paramilitarism in Mexico Chapter 6. Mexico’s Modern Civil War Section III. Los Zetas Incorporated Chapter 7. The Zetas’ War and Mexico’s Energy Sector Chapter 8. Energy and Security in Tamaulipas, Ground Zero for the Zetas Chapter 9. Who Benefits from the Zetas’ War? Conclusion. Four Successful Business Models in an Era of Modern Civil Wars Appendix 1. Energy Reform and the Zetas’ Expansion (Timeline) Appendix 2. History of Organized Crime in Tamaulipas: Timeline of Key Events Appendix 3. Map of Criminal Paramilitaries and Natural Resources in Mexico Appendix 4. El disfraz de la guerra (The War’s Disguise): Communiqué by Residents of La Ribereña Appendix 5. Organizational Charts: Constellis Holdings, LLC, and Los Zetas Inc. Appendix 6. Areas of Dominant Influence of Major TCOs in Mexico, 2015 Notes References Index
£66.60
University of Texas Press Los Zetas Inc.
Book SynopsisCombining interview commentary with in-depth analysis of organized crime as a transnational and corporate phenomenon, this book proposes a new theoretical framework for understanding the emerging face, new structure, and economic implications of organized crime in Mexico.Trade Review"Correa-Cabrera’s book approaches the Mexican Drug War through an analysis of the Zetas—the most powerful, well-armed, and technologically-advanced criminal corporation in Mexico. . . . This impressive contribution reveals the horrific realities, complexities, and products of neoliberal capitalism—though it is not so much of a “new” violence as much as an evolution of existing forms of it." * NACLA: The Report on the Americas *"The strength of Correa’s book is that she links security and political economy outcomes in Mexico in a way that is not reductionist. That is, she avoids ascribing the economic outcomes of the Mexican drug war to the logic of neoliberalism or of capitalism more generally, but rather considers the complex political mediations between the calculations of political elites and the expansion of transnational extractive activities in Mexico." * Yerepouni News *"Los Zetas Inc. is a state of the art study of organized crime and drug trafficking studies in Mexico...It is a major book that should be required reading in social sciences classes on contemporary Mexico." * Mexican Studies *"This book is most assuredly a strong contribution…[Correa-Cabrera] develops a fine-grained analysis of what is taking place in Tamaulipas much more thoroughly than anyone before, and the reader can easily appreciate what goes into making what is happening here a security crisis that goes far beyond the state." * The Americas *"Timely…useful for students and scholars interested in Mexico's Drug War, or, more generally, in the relationship between 'development' and the violence that so often accompanies natural resource booms." * Journal of Latin American Studies *"[Correa-Cabrera] not only provides great historical detail on the formation, evolution, and internal organization of the Zetas, but also offers a careful review of Mexico's most recent political and economic reforms, which are deeply related to changes in the criminal organization...the many thought-provoking concepts, analyses, and new forms of evidence Correa-Cabrera presents should push Mexican policymakers and organized crime experts alike to formulate and answer new and urgent questions to better understand, and hopefully help resolve, a reality that has led to the deaths and disappearances of tens of thousands of people across the country." * Latin American Politics and Society *"[Los Zetas Inc.] provides new arguments and fresh perspectives on the already existing works about transnational criminal organisations, how they work, links to energy firms, and paramilitary characteristics of drug cartels in Mexico. The book shows extensive research as well as concrete evidence which demonstrates that Correa-Cabrera’s main aim is to depict Los Zetas as a criminal enterprise that has roots in a business corporation model, and the widespread power a drug cartel can achieve within a country." * Bulletin of Latin American Research *Table of Contents List of Maps, Tables, and Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction Section I. The Zetas: Criminal Paramilitaries in a Transnational Business Chapter 1. The Zetas’ Origins Chapter 2. The Zetas’ War Chapter 3. A Transnational Criminal Corporation Section II. Mexico’s Drug War: A Modern Civil War? Chapter 4. Paramilitarization of Organized Crime and a “War on Drugs” Chapter 5. The New Paramilitarism in Mexico Chapter 6. Mexico’s Modern Civil War Section III. Los Zetas Incorporated Chapter 7. The Zetas’ War and Mexico’s Energy Sector Chapter 8. Energy and Security in Tamaulipas, Ground Zero for the Zetas Chapter 9. Who Benefits from the Zetas’ War? Conclusion. Four Successful Business Models in an Era of Modern Civil Wars Appendix 1. Energy Reform and the Zetas’ Expansion (Timeline) Appendix 2. History of Organized Crime in Tamaulipas: Timeline of Key Events Appendix 3. Map of Criminal Paramilitaries and Natural Resources in Mexico Appendix 4. El disfraz de la guerra (The War’s Disguise): Communiqué by Residents of La Ribereña Appendix 5. Organizational Charts: Constellis Holdings, LLC, and Los Zetas Inc. Appendix 6. Areas of Dominant Influence of Major TCOs in Mexico, 2015 Notes References Index
£25.19
Lexington Books From Criminalizing to Decriminalizing Marijuana
Book SynopsisThis book tracks the political history and specific political actions associated with the diffusion of state-level marijuana decriminalization. It provides an integrated chronology of policy diffusion to show how social and cultural changes have impacted the shift from anti- to pro-marijuana political platforms. The main contributions are an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing policy learning and evolution, an overview of the political history of marijuana criminalization, a clear synthesis of the medical literature on cannabis effects, and a supply and demand analysis of legal and illegal marijuana markets in America. For scholars of criminal justice, law, political science, policy studies, sociology and addiction, it provides an amalgam of the diverse and divergent extant research on marijuana.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Criminalizing Marijuana: The Diffusion of Anti-Marijuana Laws from the Southern Border to the Federal GovernmentNikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthyChapter 2: Counter Culture and Drug Use: Civil Rights, Political Activism and the Proliferation of Marijuana ConsumptionChapter 3: Fighting Counter Culture and Building Conservative Political Clout: Marijuana as the "Gateway" ScapegoatChapter 4: The Escalating Costs of Fighting the War on Drugs from the 1990s to Today: Markets, Governments, and Drug BaronsChapter 5: The Addiction Question: Is Marijuana Addictive or Not?Chapter 6: Decriminalization: The Beginning of New Political EntrepreneurshipChapter 7: Policy Diffusion in Action: Actors and Factors that Fuel Marijuana ReformNikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthyChapter 8: Who is For What? A Data Analysis of Expected Benefits from Cannabis ReformChapter 9: The Future: Expected Benefits, Born Costs and Unintended ConsequencesReferences
£33.30
Cornell University Press Poppies Politics and Power
Book SynopsisHistorians have long neglected Afghanistan''s broader history when portraying the opium industry. But in Poppies, Politics, and Power, James Tharin Bradford rebalances the discourse, showing that it is not the past forty years of lawlessness that makes the opium industry what it is, but the sheer breadth of the twentieth-century Afghanistan experience. Rather than byproducts of a failed contemporary system, argues Bradford, drugs, especially opium, were critical components in the formation and failure of the Afghan state.In this history of drugs and drug control in Afghanistan, Bradford shows us how the country moved from licit supply of the global opium trade to one of the major suppliers of hashish and opium through changes in drug control policy shaped largely by the outside force of the United States. Poppies, Politics, and Power breaks the conventional modes of national histories that fail to fully encapsulate the global nature of the drug trade. By providiTrade ReviewThe book is well-written and a major contribution to an important but often forgotten aspect of Afghanistan. * Choice *Poppies, Politics, and Power fills a notable gap in studies of Afghanistan, and does it very well. The author makes admirable use of his sources to bolster a credible and interesting line of argument. In doing so, he contributes to a growing literature which challenges older accounts of state formation in Afghanistan that understate both Afghan agency, and the powerful effects of interactions between actors in Afghanistan and players in the wider world, all with objectives of their own to realize. * PACIFIC AFFAIRS *
£97.20
Cornell University Press Poppies Politics and Power
Book SynopsisHistorians have long neglected Afghanistan''s broader history when portraying the opium industry. But in Poppies, Politics, and Power, James Tharin Bradford rebalances the discourse, showing that it is not the past forty years of lawlessness that makes the opium industry what it is, but the sheer breadth of the twentieth-century Afghanistan experience. Rather than byproducts of a failed contemporary system, argues Bradford, drugs, especially opium, were critical components in the formation and failure of the Afghan state.In this history of drugs and drug control in Afghanistan, Bradford shows us how the country moved from licit supply of the global opium trade to one of the major suppliers of hashish and opium through changes in drug control policy shaped largely by the outside force of the United States. Poppies, Politics, and Power breaks the conventional modes of national histories that fail to fully encapsulate the global nature of the drug trade. By providiTrade ReviewThe book is well-written and a major contribution to an important but often forgotten aspect of Afghanistan. * Choice *Poppies, Politics, and Power fills a notable gap in studies of Afghanistan, and does it very well. The author makes admirable use of his sources to bolster a credible and interesting line of argument. In doing so, he contributes to a growing literature which challenges older accounts of state formation in Afghanistan that understate both Afghan agency, and the powerful effects of interactions between actors in Afghanistan and players in the wider world, all with objectives of their own to realize. * PACIFIC AFFAIRS *
£24.29
Pan Macmillan Mr Smiley: My Last Pill and Testament
Book SynopsisHoward Marks is the most famous drug smuggler of his age, and a hero to a generation. On his release from one of America's toughest prisons, Howard made a promise to himself to go straight. No more drugs, no more smuggling, no more fake passports. He would retire to a quiet life with his family in the Balearic Islands of Spain. It didn't quite work out that way.This was the mid-nineties, the height of the ecstasy and clubbing boom, and Ibiza was at the very centre of the vortex for the 'E generation'. Pills had taken the place of marijuana, Paul Oakenfold had replaced The Rolling Stones as the music of the masses, but some people are just born for life on the other side of the law.It wasn't long before Howard found himself trying pure ecstasy and rubbing shoulders with some of the king-pins of the pill trade. These included some of Britain's most notorious gangsters, who were laundering millions of pounds of gold stolen from the legendary Brink's-Mat bullion raid. As Britons descended on Ibiza ahead of one of the greatest summers of the nineties, Howard was preparing for his most outrageous operation yet.Incredibly funny, moving and scabrous, Howard Marks' Mr Smiley follows a journey to the heartland of the clubbing and British crime scene. It is also a fitting last word from one of Britain's best loved bad boys.
£9.89
Manchester University Press Drug Smuggler Nation: Narcotics and the
Book SynopsisWhy did the international drug regulatory regime of the twentieth century fail to stop an explosive increase in trade and consumption of illegal drugs? This study investigates the histories of smugglers and criminal entrepreneurs in the Netherlands who succeeded in turning the country into the so-called ‘Colombia of Europe’ or, ‘the international drug supermarket’. Increasing state regulations and interventions led to the proliferation of a ‘hydra’ of small, anarchic groups and networks ideally suited to circumvent the enforcement of regulation. Networks of smugglers and suppliers of heroin, cocaine, cannabis, XTC, and other drugs were organized without a strict formal hierarchy and based on personal relations and cultural affinities rather than on institutional arrangements. These networks created a thriving underground industry of illegal synthetic drug laboratories and indoor cannabis cultivation in the Netherlands itself. Their operations were made possible and developed because of the deep historical social and cultural ‘embeddedness’ of criminal anarchy in Dutch society.Using examples from the rich history of drug smuggling, Drug smuggler nation investigates the deeper and hidden grounds of the illegal drug trade, and its effects on our drug policies.Trade Review'Describing the development of covert networks is among the most daunting of social science projects. Like official corruption and espionage, organized crime prospers by remaining hidden. Snelders (Utrecht Univ.) successfully lifts the veil of secrecy, offering a convincing account of the evolution of drug smuggling in the 20th-century Netherlands. Combining materials drawn from official law enforcement statistics, crime news coverage, and academic journal articles, Snelders exposes drug smuggling in a new light. Rather than describe the handful of large-scale, highly integrated smuggling enterprises directed by criminal masterminds as often portrayed in works of popular culture, Snelders unveils an anarchic universe of small entrepreneurial enterprises connected through shared workplaces and/or culture. Overall, what Snelders strongly suggests is the virtual impossibility of finally suppressing drug smuggling.Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.'CHOICE (May 2022)'This thickly researched well-written book should be of great interest to historians, criminologists, and legal scholars alike. Frankly, I found little to argue with in this excellent book, which is a strong contribution to the intrinsically challenging and relatively new genre of smuggling history. In short, Drug Smuggler Nation is a deeply researched book that almost defines its place as interdisciplinary criminological history.'Paul Gootenberg, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books (March 2022)'All in all, there are very few improvements that one could suggest for Snelders’ superb study.'Peder Clark, European Review of History (May 2022) -- .Table of Contents1 Introduction: the drug regulatory regime vs. criminal anarchy2 The interwar period3 Global perils I: Chinese and Greek drug smugglers4 Cannabis, counterculture, and criminals: The rise of cannabis smuggling5 Global perils II: Chinese triads, Turkish families, and heroin6 The expansion of the cannabis trade after 19767 Global perils III: Colombian syndicates and cocaine8 The floodgates of criminal anarchy: Synthetic drugs and subverting the state9 ConclusionAppendix: Graphs of arrests and seizuresBibliographyIndex
£76.50
Ebury Publishing Kilo: Life and Death Inside the Secret World of
Book SynopsisJoin the deadly journey of cocaine, from farmer to kingpin.Meet Maria. Maria doesn’t see herself as a criminal. She’s just a farmhand picking the crops that never lose money: coca.This is Cachote. He prays to the Virgin of the Assassins that his bullets find their target. If he misses, he’ll have to answer to the cartel who pay him to take out their enemies.Pedro works the coca labs. But this laboratory is hidden deep in the jungle, and he turns coca leaves in to coca paste, a step just short of cocaine.And finally, here is Alex. Alex is a drug-lord and decides where the drug goes next: into Europe or the US. And he wields the power of life and death over everyone around him.In Kilo, Toby Muse takes us deeper into the drug trade than ever before, following a kilo of cocaine as it travels from its origins to the street. On the ground in the drug war for over a decade, earning the trust of those involved on all sides, Toby Muse takes us with him through the endless blood-soaked horror and economic logic at every level of the journey of the world’s most alluring and dangerous drug. We come to meet and ultimately understand the tainted personal psychology and motivations of each player in this dark El Dorado. But there are no winners here. Anyone who tries to hold the power of the ‘white goddess’ cocaine is ultimately undone, violently stripped of their humanity, their souls and their lives in this endless, pointless dance of death.Trade ReviewKilo is one of the best books I've read on the cocaine trade... Forget all the TV stuff, this is the real deal * Max Daly, Vice *Poetic but also brilliant journalism. I loved it. One of the best books on drugs ever written * Mark Townsend, Observer *Absolutely hair-raising * Sam Leith *Compelling and unforgettable. With Kilo, cocaine now has its own Dispatches. - The New Yorker * The New Yorker *In Kilo, Toby Muse teleports the reader into the mad, bloody, tragic world of Colombian cocaine trafficking. You can feel the beats at the discos packed with drug lords and beauty queens; smell the sweat of laborers toiling in the coca fields for a pittance; hear the dog of the gun slinger barking in the barrio. In doing so, he pens a love letter to one of the most beautiful and bloodiest countries on earth * Ioan Grillo, author of El Narco and Blood Gun Money *
£9.99
Bristol University Press Gangs, Drugs and (Dis)Organised Crime
Book SynopsisDrawing upon unique empirical data based on interviews with high-profile ex-offenders and experts, this book sheds new light on drug markets and gangs in the UK. The study shows how traditional methods of tackling gang violence fail to address the intertwined nature of those criminal activities which can overlap with other organised crime spheres. McLean sparks new debate on the subject, offering solutions and alternatives.Table of ContentsPreface Part I Introduction Part II A Review of Gang Literature Scottish Gang Literature Part III Rediscovering Scottish Gangs: Towards a Typology Street Life, Crime, and (Dis)Organised Crime Gangs and Drug Supply Part IV Tackling Gangs, Organised Crime, and Rethinking Drug Policy
£71.99
Bristol University Press County Lines: Exploitation and Drug Dealing among
Book SynopsisDescribed by the National Crime Agency as a ‘significant threat’, county lines involve gangs recruiting vulnerable youth to sell drugs in provincial areas. This phenomenon has impacted local drug markets, increasing criminal activity and violence. Exploring how county lines evolve, Harding reveals extensive criminal exploitation and control in the daily ‘grind’ to sell drugs. Drawing upon extensive interviews and case studies, this timely book gives voice to users and dealers, providing an in-depth analysis of techniques, relationships and ‘trapping’. With county lines now a critical issue for policing and government, this is an invaluable contribution to literature on gangs, youth violence and drugs.Table of ContentsIntroduction A Changed Landscape? Emergence and Change Getting Started: ‘Put Me On, Bruv’ Grinding Controlling the Line: Exploitation and Sanctions Cuckooing and Nuanced Dealing Relationships Ripples, Reverberations and Responses Conclusion
£71.99
Bristol University Press County Lines: Exploitation and Drug Dealing among
Book SynopsisDescribed by the National Crime Agency as a ‘significant threat’, county lines involve gangs recruiting vulnerable youth to sell drugs in provincial areas. This phenomenon has impacted local drug markets, increasing criminal activity and violence. Exploring how county lines evolve, Harding reveals extensive criminal exploitation and control in the daily ‘grind’ to sell drugs. Drawing upon extensive interviews and case studies, this timely book gives voice to users and dealers, providing an in-depth analysis of techniques, relationships and ‘trapping’. With county lines now a critical issue for policing and government, this is an invaluable contribution to literature on gangs, youth violence and drugs.Table of ContentsIntroduction A Changed Landscape? Emergence and Change Getting Started: ‘Put Me On, Bruv’ Grinding Controlling the Line: Exploitation and Sanctions Cuckooing and Nuanced Dealing Relationships Ripples, Reverberations and Responses Conclusion
£24.29
Bristol University Press Transnational Criminology: Trafficking and Global
Book SynopsisThis pioneering study looks across key trafficking crimes to develop a social theory of transnational criminal markets. These include human trafficking, drug dealing, and black markets in wildlife, diamonds, guns and antiquities, The author offers an in-depth analysis of structural similarities and differences within illicit trade networks, and explores the economic underpinnings which drive global trafficking. Revealing how traffickers think of their illegal enterprises as ‘just business’, he draws broader lessons for the ways forward in understanding criminality in this emerging field.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Trafficking as Transnational Crime Drug Trafficking Human Trafficking Wildlife Trafficking Diamond Trafficking Arms Trafficking Antiquities Trafficking Conclusion: A Social Theory of Transnational Criminal Markets
£57.59
Bristol University Press Transnational Criminology: Trafficking and Global
Book SynopsisThis pioneering study looks across key trafficking crimes to develop a social theory of transnational criminal markets. These include human trafficking, drug dealing, and black markets in wildlife, diamonds, guns and antiquities, The author offers an in-depth analysis of structural similarities and differences within illicit trade networks, and explores the economic underpinnings which drive global trafficking. Revealing how traffickers think of their illegal enterprises as ‘just business’, he draws broader lessons for the ways forward in understanding criminality in this emerging field.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Trafficking as Transnational Crime Drug Trafficking Human Trafficking Wildlife Trafficking Diamond Trafficking Arms Trafficking Antiquities Trafficking Conclusion: A Social Theory of Transnational Criminal Markets
£19.79
Bristol University Press Cultures of Cannabis Control: An International
Book SynopsisFrom the local to the global, the governance of illegal drug use is becoming increasingly fragmented. In some contexts, prohibitive regimes are being transformed or replaced, while in others there are renewed commitments to criminalized control. But what gives rise to convergence and divergence in processes of policy making, both across different countries as well as within them? Based upon empirical qualitative research with ‘elite’ insiders, David Brewster explores a diverse range of cannabis policy approaches across the globe. His original analysis reveals the factors which facilitate or hinder punitive or liberalising tendencies in cannabis policy processes, concluding with future directions for policy making and comparative criminology.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Cannabis Policy in Global Perspective 3. Socio-Political Change and Cannabis Control 4. Problematising Cannabis 5. The ‘Primeval Soup’ of Policy Proposals 6. The Political Environment and Windows of Opportunity 7. Beyond the National: Policy Negotiation, Resistance and Subversion 8. Cultures of Cannabis Control; 9. Conclusions and Future Directions
£72.25
Bristol University Press Chasing the Mafia: 'Ndrangheta, Memories and
Book SynopsisThe ‘ndrangheta – the Calabrian region of Italy’s mafia – is one of wealthiest and most powerful criminal organizations today. It is considered Italy’s most powerful mafia; it’s not only the main object of concern for anti-mafia units in Italy, but also for joint investigative teams in Europe and beyond. Combining autobiography, travel ethnography, memoir, academic rigour and investigative journalism, this book provides a global outlook on the ‘ndrangheta, taking the reader to small villages and locations in Italy and abroad to Australia, Canada, United States and Argentina.Table of ContentsPrologue 1. Mafia, Memories and Journeys 2. Wine, Cannabis and Ancestors: Rural Australia 3. Aspromonte, the Roots 4. From St Kilda to Kings Cross 5. Bombs, Bridges and Gold 6. North American Hybrids 7. The Port, the Sea and the Wrong Sun 8. ’Ndrangheta City and Spiderwebs Epilogue
£72.25
Bristol University Press Robbery in the Illegal Drugs Trade: Violence and
Book SynopsisRobbery can be planned or spontaneous and is a typically short, chaotic crime that is comparatively under-researched. This book transports the reader to the streets and focuses on the real-life narratives and motivations of the youth gang members and adult organized criminals immersed in this form of violence. Uniquely focusing on robberies involving drug dealers and users, this book considers the material and emotional gains and losses to offenders and victims, and offers policy recommendations to reduce occurrences of this common crime.Table of Contents1. On Robbery 2. From Robbing Places to Robbing People 3. The Will to Rob 4. Robbery in Action 5. Trust No One 6. Life After Robbery 7. Conclusion
£43.19
Bristol University Press The Muscle Trade: The Use and Supply of Image and
Book SynopsisThe health and fitness industry has experienced a meteoric rise over the past two decades, yet its slick exterior conceals a darker side. Using ethnographic data from gyms, interviews, and social media platforms, this book investigates the growing consumption of image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs), the motivations behind their use, and their role in masculine body image. Addressing a gap in the literature, Nick Gibbs also interrogates both the offline and digital drug supply chains with important insights for IPED harm reduction practitioners, law makers and policy advisors.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Situating the Research 3. Reimagining the Health and Fitness Industry as a Site of Deviant Leisure Part 1 – Consumption 4. Desire and Dissatisfaction in the Gym 5. Instrumentality, Competitiveness, and Hyper-conformity 6. The Pleasures of Consumption: The Curious Case of Phillip 7. #Ripped: Social Media, Prosumption, and Bodily Desire Part 2 – Supply-side 8. Production 9. The Offline IPED Marketplace 10. The IPED Market in Transition: Commercialization, Normalization, and Digitization 11. The Online IPED Market 12. Conclusion
£68.00
Bristol University Press Contesting County Lines: Case Studies in Drug
Book SynopsisCombining a compulsive read with rigorous academic analysis, this book tells the real-life stories of drug dealers involved in county lines networks, including their methods, motives and misfortunes. Conventional wisdom surrounding county lines often portrays drugs runners as exploited victims and gang proliferation as a market-driven exercise, and suggests a business model facilitated exclusively by smart phone technology and routinely regulated by violence. Aimed at students, scholars, practitioners and policymakers, this myth-busting, accessible book offers a novel way of thinking about county lines in relation to gangs and serious organised crime and presents new ideas for drug crime prevention, intervention and enforcement.Table of Contents1. County Lines and the ‘Standard Story’: An Introduction 2. Whose Line Is It Anyway? 3. Joining the Line 4. Life on the Line 5. Crossing the Line 6. End of the Line 7. County Lines in a Therapy Culture: A Conclusion
£36.00
