Drawing on declassified documents and extensive first-hand research, "The Politics of Cocaine" takes a hard look at the role the United States played in creating the drug industry that thrives in Central and South America. Author William L. Marcy contends that by conflating anti…
Drawing on declassified documents and extensive firsthand research, The Politics of Cocaine takes a hard look at the role the United States played in creating the drug industry that thrives in Central and South America.
Drawing on declassified documents and painstaking research, this exploration of the economic drug trade of Central and South America fills in historical gaps and provides a new and controversial analysis of a complex and seemingly unsolvable problem. Viewing the problem through …
Drawing on declassified documents and extensive first-hand research, The Politics of Cocaine takes a hard look at the role the United States played in creating the drug industry that thrives in Central and South America. Author William L. Marcy contends that by conflating anti-C…
Drawing on declassified documents and research, this exploration of the economic drug trade of Central and South America fills in historical gaps and provides a fresh analysis of a complex and seemingly unsolvable problem.
The rise of the coca unions -- The lowest rung of the cocaine trade -- Self-governing in the Chapare -- From class to ethnicity -- Community coca control -- The unions and local government -- The coca union's radio station.
"In Coca Yes, Cocaine No Thomas Grisaffi traces the political ascent and transformation of the Movement toward Socialism (MAS) from an agricultural union of coca growers into Bolivia's ruling party. When Evo Morales--leader of the MAS--became Bolivia's president in 2006, coca gr…
"In Coca Yes, Cocaine No Thomas Grisaffi traces the political ascent and transformation of the Movement toward Socialism (MAS) from an agricultural union of coca growers into Bolivia's ruling party. When Evo Morales--leader of the MAS--became Bolivia's president in 2006, coca gr…