Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations and Maps vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Introduction xi
6. Chapter 1 Opium: a Drug in Motion through Time and Space 1
7. Chapter 2 Opium and Heroin in Asia: Early History and Geopolitics 13
8. Chapter 3 Opium and Heroin in Asia: The Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent 23
9. Chapter 4 All-Time Highs and Lows 37
10. Chapter 5 In and Out of the Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent 63
11. Chapter 6 War, Drugs, and the War on Drugs 93
12. Chapter 7 Opium Poppy Cultivation 125
13. Chapter 8 Successes and Failures 143
14. Conclusion 199
15. Postscript 203
16. Drug Trafficking Routes (Maps) 209
17. Notes 219
18. Bibliography 231
19. Index 244