{"product_id":"africa-and-the-war-on-neil-carrier-9781848139671","title":"Africa and the War on Drugs","description":"\u003cp\u003eNigerian drug lords in UK prisons, khat-chewing Somali pirates hijacking Western ships, crystal meth-smoking gangs controlling South Africa's streets, and narco-traffickers corrupting the state in Guinea-Bissau: these are some of the vivid images surrounding drugs in Africa which have alarmed policymakers, academics and the general public in recent years. In this revealing and original book, the authors weave these aspects into a provocative argument about Africa's role in the global trade and control of drugs. In doing so, they show how foreign-inspired policies have failed to help African drug users but have strengthened the role of corrupt and brutal law enforcement officers, who are tasked with halting the export of heroin and cocaine to European and American consumer markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vital book on an overlooked front of the so-called war on drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Carrier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848139675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848139671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013","brand":"Neil Carrier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425404567807,"sku":"9781848139671","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b3baeee-b040-4b98-a5a6-d2fe5168d2d5.jpg?v=1761538990","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/africa-and-the-war-on-neil-carrier-9781848139671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}