{"product_id":"marijuana-boom-9780520325470","title":"Marijuana Boom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Marijuana Boom \u003c\/i\u003eis an important book that foregrounds a regional history eclipsed by the subsequent cocaine industry that ‘car-bombed’ Colombia. . . . It approaches this history from multiple thematic angles and diverse geographies of power, with the help of diverse archival sources, newspapers, and interviews.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This highly readable book will impress scholars across a range of subjects and deserves serious consideration for classroom adoption for courses on drugs, US-Latin American relations, and development and modernization.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Agricultural History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMarijuana Boom\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich addition to the historiography of the Colombian drug trade, and Britto skilfully avoids the dangers that can arise when an argument incorporates oral histories. The passage of time can produce distortions, which is why archival research tends to dominate in the academic world. \u003ci\u003eMarijuana Boom\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the value in supplementing thorough archival research with the collection and analysis of oral histories.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *\u003cbr\u003e\"A significant accomplishment. . . . Britto writes with a journalistic flair that will make her book accessible to undergraduate and graduate students, their professors, and the public at large.\" * Revista de Estudios Colombianos *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: A Forgotten History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE\u003cbr\u003e ASCENDANCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 • Wheels of Progress: Tropical Commodities and Regional Formation\u003cbr\u003e 2 • Coming from the Mountain: Coffee Contraband and Marijuana Smuggling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO\u003cbr\u003e PEAK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 • Santa Marta Gold: Technological Adaptations and Boom\u003cbr\u003e 4 • Party Animals: Vallenato Music and Cultural Negotiation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART THREE\u003cbr\u003e DECLINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 • Two Peninsulas: Narcotics Diplomacy and the War on Drugs\u003cbr\u003e 6 • Reign of Terror: Criminalization and Violence\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions: A Remembered History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Comment on Oral Sources\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402928070999,"sku":"9780520325470","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520325470.jpg?v=1730481873","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/marijuana-boom-9780520325470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}