David Anderson, Susan Beckerleg, Degol Hailu, Axel Klein

The Khat Controversy (eBook, PDF)

Stimulating the Debate on Drugs

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Produktbeschreibung

Khat. A harmless natural stimulant or a lethal epidemic sweeping through the international drugs trade? Interwoven with case studies from Djibouti to Rome, The Khat Controversy goes deeper to explore contemporary issues relating to globalization, ethnicity and culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000183375
• Artikelnr.: 59558472

Autorenporträt

David Anderson is Lecturer in African Studies, University of Oxford and Research Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford. Susan Beckerleg is an International Consultant and specializes on the social aspects of illicit substance use. Degol Hailu is a research academic at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He is currently on leave from SOAS and works for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as policy advisor for the Caribbean region. Axel Klein is Lecturer in Addictive Studies at the Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Studies, University of Kent.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures, Tables MapsPreface AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Going
Global: The Khat ControversyKhat and its effectsMogadiscio to
MinneapolisTrust technologyPart I Khat in the Horn2. Devil's Cud or
Farmers' Boon?Diversifying in the dollar leafEthiopia's khat farmersForeign
exchange, taxation the khat economy3. Trading the Dollar LeafEthiopia's
khat marketsThe export trade4. Consuming Habits along the Red Sea
LittoralThe Ethiopian heartlandsUrban DjiboutiSomalilandPart II Khat in
East Africa5. Made in Meru: A Market HistoryTraditions colonial
controlsCo-operatives exportsKhat wars a global brand6. Kenya's Khat
TradeNyambene beyondReaching the consumerCampaigning against khat7. On the
Khat Frontier: UgandaUganda's 'new' producersHidden retailingSurveying
consumptionPart III Khat in the Diaspora8. The Ambivalent
AmphetamineStrains and tensionsA Mafrish in the neighbourhood9.
Transnational DebatesInternational tradeKhat and crimeThe social issues10.
The Politics of Khat ControlThe khat control lobbyKhat in CanadianThe
Swedish storyConclusion11. Prohibition? Khat and the Drugs DebateAppendix
A: List of InformantsBibliographyIndex