Drugs in South$pAsia: from the opium trade to the present day
The drug problem in South Asia is mounting. This work provides an inside story of the pro-revenue drug policies pursued both by the British colonial authorities and post-independent governments in South Asia. It examines the resurgence of Indian traffickers in international drug trafficking in recen...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
2000.
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| In: | Year: 2000 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2000. |
| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 19 A 8277 |
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| Summary: | The drug problem in South Asia is mounting. This work provides an inside story of the pro-revenue drug policies pursued both by the British colonial authorities and post-independent governments in South Asia. It examines the resurgence of Indian traffickers in international drug trafficking in recent years, and presents an extensive overview of the Afghan crisis that endorsed money from heroin trafficking to support the war in Afghanistan. The dangers of the drug trade in South Asia have now become global - the author assesses international efforts against drug trafficking and the factors constraining this. The drug problem in South Asia is mounting. This work provides an inside story of the pro-revenue drug policies pursued both by the British colonial authorities and post-independent governments in South Asia. The dangers of the drug trade in South Asia have now become global, the author assesses international efforts against drug trafficking. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 319 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 031222379X 0333754654 9780333981436 |