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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Exploring the illegal drug issue in international context, this booklooks atwhy harmonization has not already taken place at the European level. Itconsiders the desirability and viability of harmonization, examines the conflict between repressive and liberal drug policies and applies a multi-level governance lens to the issue." Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JKV; JKVQ2; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349322817
ISBN
9781349322817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Cutler, Neal R.; Narang, Prem K. Num Pages: 464 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MJX; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781468412550
ISBN
9781468412550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.68

paperback. A cutting edge survey of the latest developments in drug treatments, featuring contributions from some of the leading figures in the field. It sets out to ask some of the crucial questions in the treatment of drug abusers. Editor(s): Bean, Philip; Nemitz, Teresa. Num Pages: 268 pages, 20 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415268172
ISBN
9780415268172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.99

Hardback. Looks at key risk factors identified with drug use among Hispanic, African-American, and White non-Hispanic adolescents. This title generates hypotheses and general research questions within the context of adolescents' ethnic and social environments. Series: Longitudinal Research in the Social & Behavioral Sciences: an Interdisciplinary S. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306457371
ISBN
9780306457371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.91

Hardback. This book locates the rise of illicit drug use within the historical development of late industrial society and challenges the prevailing view. Highlighting key areas of continuity and the on-going value of classic criminological theory, it is argued that recent trends do not constitute the radical departure that is often supposed. Num Pages: 249 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN; JKV; LNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230222724
ISBN
9780230222724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.21

Paperback. This book presents a new approach to covering the basic principles and major topics found in a typical psychopharmacology course, while adding the newest exciting and controversial findings in the study of drug use, misuse and abuse. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118539101
ISBN
9781118539101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 229.89

Hardback. This work provides a candid insight into the lives of individuals who are addicted to heroin and other opiates. The processes of obtaining and using drugs are explored within the wider context of personal biographies and daily routines. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333912621
ISBN
9780333912621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Erickson, Tobias H. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; LNFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634828710
ISBN
9781634828710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.99
€ 146.81

Paperback. This comprehensive review of US drug-control policies toward Latin America and the Caribbean, assesses the impact of those policies on democracy and human rights, and presents eight detailed case studies. Editor(s): Youngers, Coletta A.; Rosin, Eileen. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFFH1; JPHV; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588262547
ISBN
9781588262547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.15

Paperback. Drug trafficking breeds massive crime. The cure lies not where the drugs are produced but in consumer countries, mainly in the West. This book examines four radical alternatives: suppression; decriminalization; wider licencing of drugs under government control; and licensed legalization. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333631027
ISBN
9780333631027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.66

Paperback.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348719
ISBN
9780822348719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.75

Hardback. This cutting-edge volume is the first to address the burgeoning interest in drugs and Africa among scholars, policymakers, and the general public. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading academics and practitioners to explore the use, trade, production, and control of mind-altering substances on the continent Editor(s): Klantschnig, Gernot; Carrier, Neil C. M.; Ambler, Charles. Num Pages: 217 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH1; JHB; JHMC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137321893
ISBN
9781137321893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Paperback. This cutting-edge volume is the first to address the burgeoning interest in drugs and Africa among scholars, policymakers, and the general public. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading academics and practitioners to explore the use, trade, production, and control of mind-altering substances on the continent Editor(s): Klantschnig, Gernot; Carrier, Neil C. M.; Ambler, Charles. Num Pages: 217 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH1; JHB; JHMC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137321909
ISBN
9781137321909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Paperback. In this anthology drug policy expert David Musto chronicles the rise and fall and rise again of the most popular mind altering substances in the United States: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and opiates. Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756638
ISBN
9780814756638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. This collection of 46 essays examines the issues of drugs and their control between the US and Latin America. The articles are arranged chronologically presenting an overview of US-Latin American drug policy from the turn of the century to the Clinton administration. Editor(s): Walker, William O., III. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JJ; JFFH1; JFM; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024228
ISBN
9780842024228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.42

Paperback. Argues that a history of drugs is a study of cultures in competition. Editor(s): Walker, William O., III. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JJ; JFFH1; JFM; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024266
ISBN
9780842024266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Hardback. This study explores the rapidly expanding world of online illicit drug trading. Since the fall of the infamous Silk Road, a new generation of cryptomarkets can be found thriving on the dark net. Martin explores how these websites defy powerful law enforcement agencies and represent the new digital front in the 'war on drugs'. Num Pages: 100 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137399045
ISBN
9781137399045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.42

Hardback. This collection of 14 articles strikes a balance between constructionist, epidemiological and ethnographic approaches to the study of drinking, drug use and related problems such as domestic violence, crime and the spread of HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Orcutt, James D.; Rudy, David R. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742528444
ISBN
9780742528444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.78

Paperback. This collection of 14 articles strikes a balance between constructionist, epidemiological and ethnographic approaches to the study of drinking, drug use and related problems such as domestic violence, crime and the spread of HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Orcutt, James D.; Rudy, David R. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742528451
ISBN
9780742528451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.52

Hardback. Illustrates and integrates the theoretical foundations, methodological orientations, and empirical reports of longitudinal studies on the relationships among various forms of deviance. This book considers reciprocal influences, and intervening and moderating variables in causal relationships between drug use, crime, and other forms of deviance. Editor(s): Kaplan, Howard B. Series: Longitudinal Research in the Social & Behavioral Sciences: an Interdisciplinary S. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306448768
ISBN
9780306448768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.86

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