Crime, Drugs and the State in Africa
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History of International Relations, Diplomacy and Intelligence, 19(History of International Relations Library, 30)Based on previously classified government information and interviews with key officials and drug market insiders in Nigeria, this book is the first ever in-depth analysis of the international and domestic origins of illegal drug control in Africa, exploring the formulation and implementation of Nigerian drug policy between 1985 and 2010. During this period, the country came to be seen as a hub in the global drug trade and the domestic policy set in motion to tackle this perception escalated into Africas most repressive and long-lasting anti-drug campaign. The book provocatively argues that Nigerias drug war was not driven by an understanding of the countrys drug problems but rather by political calculations made in Nigeria, the US and at the UN. This meticulously researched and wonderfully lucid book is the first thorough study of Africas complex drugs trades in a national context. The findings are startling. Nigerias drugs connections are vividly described, but so too is the rhetoric and hype of the international crime control agencies. ... As Klantschnig reveals in this path-breaking book, the winners and losers in Nigerias war on drugs are not what they may seem. - David M. Anderson, University of Oxford -Crime, Drugs and the State in Africa is an extraordinarily timely study. Appearing at a moment when drug cartels and drug markets are expanding very aggressively in Africa, this book is the first thorough examination of the drugs trade on the continent from a historical perspective. ... This is an essential book for those interested in both contemporary African politics and the global drugs trade.- Charles Ambler, University of Texas at El Paso - Table of ContentsList of Figures, Illustrations and TablesAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsMap of NigeriaChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Nigeria in the global drug tradeChapter 3 The UN
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