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An ideal book for those coming to the anthropology of drugs for the
first time, filling a surprisingly big gap in the literature
Includes many case studies, such as drug tourism, the opioid crisis
and 'county lines' in the UK as well as global examples from the
Philippines, Mexico, North America and Europe Helps connect the
anthropology of drugs to issues highly relevant to professional
working in drug treatment, health, social work and mental health
An ideal book for those coming to the anthropology of drugs for the
first time, filling a surprisingly big gap in the literature
Includes many case studies, such as drug tourism, the opioid crisis
and 'county lines' in the UK as well as global examples from the
Philippines, Mexico, North America and Europe Helps connect the
anthropology of drugs to issues highly relevant to professional
working in drug treatment, health, social work and mental health
The increased presence of Somalis has brought much change to East
African towns and cities in recent decades, change that has met
with ambivalence and suspicion, especially within Kenya. This
volume demystifies Somali residence and mobility in urban East
Africa, showing its historical depth, and exploring the social,
cultural and political underpinnings of Somali-led urban
transformation. In so doing, it offers a vivid case study of the
transformative power of (forced) migration on urban centres, and
the intertwining of urbanity and mobility. The volume will be of
interest for readers working in the broader field of migration, as
well as anthropology and urban studies.
The increased presence of Somalis has brought much change to East
African towns and cities in recent decades, change that has met
with ambivalence and suspicion, especially within Kenya. This
volume demystifies Somali residence and mobility in urban East
Africa, showing its historical depth, and exploring the social,
cultural and political underpinnings of Somali-led urban
transformation. In so doing, it offers a vivid case study of the
transformative power of (forced) migration on urban centres, and
the intertwining of urbanity and mobility. The volume will be of
interest for readers working in the broader field of migration, as
well as anthropology and urban studies.
Nigerian drug lords in UK prisons, khat-chewing Somali pirates
hijacking Western ships, crystal meth-smoking gangs controlling
South Africa's streets, and narco-traffickers corrupting the state
in Guinea-Bissau: these are some of the vivid images surrounding
drugs in Africa which have alarmed policymakers, academics and the
general public in recent years. In this revealing and original
book, the authors weave these aspects into a provocative argument
about Africa's role in the global trade and control of drugs. In
doing so, they show how foreign-inspired policies have failed to
help African drug users but have strengthened the role of corrupt
and brutal law enforcement officers, who are tasked with halting
the export of heroin and cocaine to European and American consumer
markets. A vital book on an overlooked front of the so-called war
on drugs.
Nigerian drug lords in UK prisons, khat-chewing Somali pirates
hijacking Western ships, crystal meth-smoking gangs controlling
South Africa's streets, and narco-traffickers corrupting the state
in Guinea-Bissau: these are some of the vivid images surrounding
drugs in Africa which have alarmed policymakers, academics and the
general public in recent years. In this revealing and original
book, the authors weave these aspects into a provocative argument
about Africa's role in the global trade and control of drugs. In
doing so, they show how foreign-inspired policies have failed to
help African drug users but have strengthened the role of corrupt
and brutal law enforcement officers, who are tasked with halting
the export of heroin and cocaine to European and American consumer
markets. A vital book on an overlooked front of the so-called war
on drugs.
This book provides a richly detailed ethnography of Kenyan khat,
tracing some of the many national and transnational trajectories
this controversial stimulant takes from its centre of production in
the Nyambene Hills to consumers in Kenya and throughout the world.
The author, guided by his friend and khat connoisseur M'Mucheke,
draws out the full economic, social and cultural significance of
the substance, situating this significance within current debates
on the legality of khat and the global rhetoric of the 'war on
drugs'. The work explores how networks of Kenyan khat bring people
of diverse backgrounds together in sometimes uneasy relationships,
and highlights the vast cluster of meanings this remarkable
commodity has accrued in its 'social life'.
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