The khat controversy : stimulating the debate on drugs /: stimulating the debate on drugs. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Anderson, Susan Beckerleg, Degol Hailu and Axel Klein.
• Authors: Anderson, David, 1957-; Beckerleg, Susan; Hailu, Degol; Klein, Axel
• Contents: List of Figures, Tables MapsPreface AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Going Global: The Khat ControversyKhat and its effectsMogadiscio to MinneapolisTrust technologyPart I Khat in the Horn2. Devil's Cud or Farmers' Boon?Diversifying in the dollar leafEthiopia's khat farmersForeign exchange, taxation the khat economy3. Trading the Dollar LeafEthiopia's khat marketsThe export trade4. Consuming Habits along the Red Sea LittoralThe Ethiopian heartlandsUrban DjiboutiSomalilandPart II Khat in East Africa5. Made in Meru: A Market HistoryTraditions colonial controlsCo-operatives exportsKhat wars a global brand6. Kenya's Khat TradeNyambene beyondReaching the consumerCampaigning against khat7. On the Khat Frontier: UgandaUganda's 'new' producersHidden retailingSurveying consumptionPart III Khat in the Diaspora8. The Ambivalent AmphetamineStrains and tensionsA Mafrish in the neighbourhood9. Transnational DebatesInternational tradeKhat and crimeThe social issues10. The Politics of Khat ControlThe khat control lobbyKhat in CanadianThe Swedish storyConclusion11. Prohibition? Khat and the Drugs DebateAppendix A: List of InformantsBibliographyIndex
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 362.299; Khat; Drug traffic; Drug control; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781003087038; 1003087035; 9781000190007; 1000190005; 9781000186888; 1000186881; 9781000183375; 1000183378
• Related ISBNs: 9781845202507; 9781847883353; 9781845202514
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed June, 23, 2020).
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