Contents

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