How the War on Drugs is maintained through racism,authority and
public opinion. From the hit television series Breaking Bad, to
daily news reports, anti-drug advertising campaigns and highly
publicized world-wide hunts for “narcoterrorists” such as
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the drug, methamphetamine occupies a
unique and important space in the public’s imagination. In Meth
Wars, Travis Linnemann situates the "meth epidemic" within the
broader culture and politics of drug control and mass
incarceration. Linnemann draws together a range of examples and
critical interdisciplinary scholarship to show how methamphetamine,
and the drug war more generally, are part of a larger governing
strategy that animates the politics of fear and insecurity and
links seemingly unrelated concerns such as environmental dangers,
the politics of immigration and national security, policing
tactics, and terrorism. The author’s unique analysis presents a
compelling case for how the supposed “meth epidemic” allows
politicians, small town police and government counter-narcotics
agents to engage in a singular policing project in service to the
broader economic and geostrategic interests of the United States.
General
| Imprint: |
New York University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Alternative Criminology |
| Release date: |
November 2016 |
| Authors: |
Travis Linnemann
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4798-7869-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4798-7869-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781479878697 |
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