{"product_id":"drug-smuggler-nation-stephen-snelders-9781526167224","title":"Drug Smuggler Nation: Narcotics and the Netherlands, 1920-1995","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy did the international drug regulatory regime of the twentieth century fail to stop an explosive increase in trade and consumption of illegal drugs? This book investigates the histories of smugglers and criminal entrepreneurs in the Netherlands who succeeded in turning the country into the so-called 'Colombia of Europe'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncreasing state regulations and interventions led to the proliferation of a 'hydra' of small, anarchic groups and networks ideally suited to circumvent the enforcement of regulation. Smugglers and suppliers of heroin, cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs created a thriving underground industry of illegal synthetic drug labs and indoor cannabis cultivation in the Netherlands itself, made possible because of the embedded criminal anarchy in Dutch society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing examples from the rich history of drug smuggling, Drug smuggler nation investigates the hidden grounds of the illegal drug trade, and its effects on our drug policies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Snelders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526167220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526167224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d","brand":"Stephen Snelders","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073735946495,"sku":"9781526167224","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f457baf-2eb6-4166-be15-8fe317593a9c.jpg?v=1685449597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/drug-smuggler-nation-stephen-snelders-9781526167224","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}