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J. Gerald Kennedy - The Flower of Paradise. The Institutionalized Use of the Drug Qat in North Yemen.  - 9781556080111 - V9781556080111
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The Flower of Paradise. The Institutionalized Use of the Drug Qat in North Yemen.

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Description for The Flower of Paradise. The Institutionalized Use of the Drug Qat in North Yemen. Hardback. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; M; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
This book concerns the use of the drug qat in North Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic), a country lying on the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. However, because this substance is so interwoven into the fabric of society and culture, it is also necessarily about Yemen itself. The history and culture of South Arabia are still relatively unknown to the rest of the world, and the drug qat, so widely used there, is equally unknown. Thus, the material we present here should be of interest to all of those concerned with drug use, those who wish to understand more about ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
Series
Culture, Illness & Healing
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9781556080111
SKU
V9781556080111
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Reviews for The Flower of Paradise. The Institutionalized Use of the Drug Qat in North Yemen.
`Much can be learned from Dr. Kennedy's thorough description of the socioeconomic and political issues surrounding Qat in Yemen that can be applied to questions of stimulant use and abuse.' Dr. Sidney Cohen, Former Director of the Division of Narcotic Addiction and Drug Abuse, NIMH, Washington D.C., USA `John Kennedy ... Read more

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