The War on Drugs in the Americas

ISBN-13: 9781138952096 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 184 str.

Christopher M. White (Marshall Universit

Opis

Over the past century, the war against illegal drugs has reshaped both the United States and Latin American societies. Throughout that time, the legitimacy of this drug war has also been fiercely debated. This concise and accessible book brings together the history of the drug war in the U.S. and Latin America in a single volume, showing how the war has been a single phenomenon across the hemisphere. From the late 19th and early 20th century to the present, The Drug War in the Americas offers a clear and objective narrative that enables students to understand the origins, impact, and debates behind the War on Drugs.

O autorze

Christopher M. White is a Latin American History Professor at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. As a professor working in the state with the highest overdose rates in the country, his research is rooted in an evidence-driven approach toward explaining the War on Drugs.