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4. The Alchemy of Empire: Drugs and Development in the Americas

  • Suzanna Reiss
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We Sell Drugs
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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acronyms xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1. “The Drug Arsenal of the Civilized World”: WWII and the Origins of US-Led International Drug Control 15
  7. 2. “Resources for Freedom”: American Drug Commodities in the Postwar World 53
  8. 3. Raw Materialism: Exporting Drug Control to the Andes 97
  9. 4. The Alchemy of Empire: Drugs and Development in the Americas 132
  10. 5. The Chemical Cold War: Drugs and Policing in the New World Order 174
  11. Conclusion 217
  12. Acknowledgments 229
  13. Notes 233
  14. Works Cited 281
  15. Index 299
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520959026-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acronyms xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1. “The Drug Arsenal of the Civilized World”: WWII and the Origins of US-Led International Drug Control 15
  7. 2. “Resources for Freedom”: American Drug Commodities in the Postwar World 53
  8. 3. Raw Materialism: Exporting Drug Control to the Andes 97
  9. 4. The Alchemy of Empire: Drugs and Development in the Americas 132
  10. 5. The Chemical Cold War: Drugs and Policing in the New World Order 174
  11. Conclusion 217
  12. Acknowledgments 229
  13. Notes 233
  14. Works Cited 281
  15. Index 299
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