ABSTRACT

A Brief History of Cocaine, Second Edition provides a fascinating historical insight into the reasons why cocaine use is increasing in popularity and why the rise of the cocaine trade is tightly linked with the rise of terrorism The author illustrates the challenges faced by today's governments and explains why current anti-drug efforts have had on

chapter 1|8 pages

The Inca and Spanish Conquests

chapter 2|8 pages

“Joyfulle News”

chapter 3|14 pages

Botanists, Naturalists, and Pedestrians

chapter 4|12 pages

Celebrity Endorsements

chapter 5|8 pages

A Cholo of Huarai

chapter 6|18 pages

Genies and Furies

chapter 7|10 pages

Death by Misadventure

chapter 8|6 pages

A New Disease Emerges

chapter 9|16 pages

Coca Java

chapter 10|10 pages

A Beautiful White Powder

chapter 11|6 pages

The First Cocaine Cartels

chapter 12|14 pages

Risky Business

chapter 14|8 pages

Harpies in the West End

chapter 15|14 pages

Japan’s Adventures in the Cocaine Trade

chapter 16|10 pages

Cocaine Pandemic?