12%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Middle East Drugs Bazaar: Production, Prevention and Consumption
Philip Robins
€ 40.99
€ 35.98
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Middle East Drugs Bazaar: Production, Prevention and Consumption
Paperback. An in-depth look at illicit drugs and their social, political and economic impact across ten countries in the Middle East. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
The Middle East is intimately involved in the is- sue of illegal drugs which affects all the countries of the region: as a cultivator (Morocco, Lebanon); transit hub (Iran, Turkey); and consumer (Egypt). Yet, until now, there has been precious little research on any of these issues, especially in a comparative manner. This book, the first in any language to focus on illicit drugs in the Middle East, will surprise many readers. The consumption of qat in Yemen or cultivation of cannabis in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley is hardly news, but the extent of amphetamine use in Saudi Arabia and the ... Read more
The Middle East is intimately involved in the is- sue of illegal drugs which affects all the countries of the region: as a cultivator (Morocco, Lebanon); transit hub (Iran, Turkey); and consumer (Egypt). Yet, until now, there has been precious little research on any of these issues, especially in a comparative manner. This book, the first in any language to focus on illicit drugs in the Middle East, will surprise many readers. The consumption of qat in Yemen or cultivation of cannabis in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley is hardly news, but the extent of amphetamine use in Saudi Arabia and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849042819
SKU
V9781849042819
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Philip Robins
Philip Robins is Reader in Middle East Politics at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. Prior to that he was the founding head of the Middle East Programme at Chatham House. He has worked on the region for more than thirty-five years.
Reviews for Middle East Drugs Bazaar: Production, Prevention and Consumption
'Across the Middle East, drugs are now widely regarded as a symptom of Western influence and its erosion of regional values. Philip Robins opens his crisp, well organized and informative survey by reminding us that Colonel Gaddafi's first response to the uprisings of 2011 was to blame them on "hallucination pills" slipped into young Libyans' coffee by foreign agents provocateurs.' ... Read more