Abstract
Much of the available research on illegal drugs, such as cannabis, heroin, or cocaine, has shown a weak understanding of the drugs’historical roots in Africa and the domestic meanings of these substances and their control. This has been a result of a lack of openly available sources on these substances and also because much of this work has been conducted by international control agencies or researchers working closely with them and hence research has often served an immediate policy purpose rather than a better historical understanding of drugs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Drugs in Africa |
| Subtitle of host publication | Histories and Ethnographies of Use, Trade, and Control |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 69-88 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-137-32191-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-137-32190-9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Research Groups and Themes
- SPS Centre for the Study of Poverty and Social Justice
Keywords
- drug addiction
- drug control
- illegal drug
- drug trafficking
- drug policy
