Harry Shapiro

Fierce Chemistry

A History of UK Drug Wars

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One hundred years on from the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1920, this book examines the money, politics and exploitation behind drugs and raises the question nobody asks: â What kind of drugs policy do we actually want in the UK?â

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amberley Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 169mm x 243mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781445665443
• ISBN-10: 1445665441
• Artikelnr.: 58811461

Autorenporträt

Harry Shapiro is one of the UK's leading experts on drugs and drug addiction, having worked in the field as a writer, journalist and researcher for over thirty-five years. He is the author of many books and articles on the subject including 'Shooting Stars: Drugs, Hollywood and the Movies' and 'Waiting for the Man: The Story of Drugs and Popular Music', voted by the BBC Millennium website as one of the best music books. As a music writer he has published several biographies, including 'Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy', nominated for the Ralph Gleason music-book prize in the USA.