The khat controversy : stimulating the debate on drugs / David Anderson ... [et al.].
The khat controversy : stimulating the debate on drugs / David Anderson ... [et al.].
The khat controversy : stimulating the debate on drugs / David Anderson ... [et al.].
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Berg, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N362.299/20
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English
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Physical content
ix, 254 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : going global--the Khat controversy -- Devil's cud or farmers' boon? -- Trading in the dollar leaf -- Consuming habits in the Red Sea Littoral -- Made in Meru : a market history -- Kenya : culture, controversy and cooperation -- On the Khat frontier : Uganda -- The ambivalent amphetami...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Berg, 2007.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"Khat has been cultivated and consumed for millennia in the countries of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, where it is prized for its euphoric qualities. The Khat Controversy presents the first broad, international study of khat - from its value as a crop to local farmers and national economies, to its pharmacology and effects, to its use in a wi...
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The khat controversy : stimulating the debate on drugs / David Anderson ... [et al.].
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Cultures of consumption series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N362.299/20
Record Identifier
74VKRaogOMMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRaogOMMM
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ISBN
1845202511 (pbk.)
9781845202507 (cloth)
1845202503 (cloth)
9781845202514 (pbk.)
DDC
362.299
MMS ID
991023145869702626
