Drugs in Africa: Histories and Ethnographies of Use, Trade, and Control

by G. Klantschnig (Editor), N. Carrier (Editor), C. Ambler (Editor)

Overview

This cutting-edge volume is the first to address the burgeoning interest in drugs and Africa among scholars, policymakers, and the general public. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading academics and practitioners to explore the use, trade, production, and control of mind-altering substances on the continent

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137321909
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	08/07/2014
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	205
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Charles Ambler, Professor, University of Texas, El Paso, USA Dmitri van den Berseelaar, Reader in African History, University of Liverpool, UK Neil Carrier, Lecturer, Oxford, UK Gernot Klantschnig, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China Ann Laudati, Lecturer, University of Bristol, UK Sheryl McCurdy, Associate Professor, University of Texas, Houston, USA Donna Patterson, Assistant Professor, Wellesley College, USA Justin Willis, University of Durham, UK

Table of Contents

Introduction by Charles Ambler, Neil Carrier and Gernot Klantschnig Chapter 1 'The Drug Empire: The Control of Drugs in Africa in Global Perspective' by Charles Ambler Chapter 2 'The Rise of Branded Alcoholic Drinks in West Africa' by Dmitri van den Bersselaar Chapter 3 'Histories of Cannabis Use and Control in Nigeria, 1927-1967' by Gernot Klantschnig Chapter 4 'Alcohol Licensing Hours: Time and Temperance in Kenya' by Justin Willis Chapter 5 'A Respectable Chew?: Highs and Lows in the History of Kenyan Khat' by Neil Carrier Chapter 6 'The Illegal Trade in Pharmaceuticals: Historical Cases from West Africa' by Donna Patterson Chapter 7 'Tanzanian Heroin Users and the Realities of Addiction' by Sheryl McCurdy Chapter 8 'Out of the Shadows: Negotiations and Networks in the Cannabis Trade in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo' by Ann Laudati

Editorial Reviews

"Research on psychoactive substance use in Africa is a fast developing field and this volume has ably redressed the oft-expressed concern about the lack of information on the subject. Thanks to Klantschnig, Carrier, and Ambler and a group of highly experienced contributors, scholars on Africa, the general reader and policy makers now have a ready reference to the literature on the impact of drugs and alcohol use in Africa." - Isidore S. Obot, Professor of Psychology, University of Uyo, Nigeria, and Director, Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA)
 
"Drugs in Africa traces Africans' shifting, often surprising, uses of alcohol, cannabis, khat, heroin, and pharmaceutical drugs, commonly acquired through clandestine markets. Though always sensitive to local context and culture, the contributors—expert on history, anthropology, politics, and public health—tackle two global issues: the social dimension of drug abuse and addiction and the fraught relationship between governments and drug entrepreneurs. The world's drug policy dilemmas are increasingly Africa's dilemmas, and they are depicted here in sharp relief." - David T. Courtwright, Presidential Professor of History, University of North Florida, USA, and author of Forces of Habit (2002)

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