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Presents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States.

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"Suzanna Reiss presents a novel and compelling argument ... We Sell Drugs brings drugs into conversations where they did not participate before." -- Emily Dufton American Studies

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Illustrations Acronyms Introduction 1. "The Drug Arsenal of the Civilized World": WWII and the Origins of US-Led International Drug Control 2. "Resources for Freedom": American Drug Commodities in the Postwar World 3. Raw Materialism: Exporting Drug Control to the Andes 4. The Alchemy of Empire: Drugs and Development in the Americas 5. The Chemical Cold War: Drugs and Policing in the New World Order Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 1 August 2014
      ISBN-13 9780520280786
      978-0520280786
      ISBN-10 0520280784
      Also in:
      History of the Americas History: specific events and topics Drugs trade / drug trafficking

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States.

      Trade Review
      "Suzanna Reiss presents a novel and compelling argument ... We Sell Drugs brings drugs into conversations where they did not participate before." -- Emily Dufton American Studies

      Table of Contents
      Illustrations Acronyms Introduction 1. "The Drug Arsenal of the Civilized World": WWII and the Origins of US-Led International Drug Control 2. "Resources for Freedom": American Drug Commodities in the Postwar World 3. Raw Materialism: Exporting Drug Control to the Andes 4. The Alchemy of Empire: Drugs and Development in the Americas 5. The Chemical Cold War: Drugs and Policing in the New World Order Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index

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