| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 254 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cultures of consumption series,
1744-5876
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Cultures of consumption series.
1744-5876
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : going global, the Khat controversy -- Devil's cud or farmers' boon? -- Trading in the dollar leaf -- Consuming habits in the Red Sea littoral -- Made in Meru : a market history -- Kenya : culture, controversy and cooperation -- On the Khat frontier : Uganda -- The ambivalent amphetamine -- Transnational debates -- The politics of khat control -- Conclusion : mapping the future of khat. |
| Summary |
"Khat has been cultivated and consumed for millennia in the countries of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, where it is prized for its euphoric qualities. The Khat Controversy presents the first broad, international study of khat - from its value as a crop to local farmers and national economies, to its pharmacology and effects, to its use in a wide range of social rituals - and outlines how an international policy on khat might best be constructed."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Khat.
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Khat. |
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Drug traffic.
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Drug traffic. |
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Drug control.
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Drug control. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Anderson, David, 1957-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Khat controversy. Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2007 9781845202507 1845202503 (DLC) 2007008137 (OCoLC)85830669 |
| ISBN |
9781847883353 (electronic book) |
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1847883354 (electronic book) |
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