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From Mr. Sin to Mr. Big

Author : Desmond Manderson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Mr. Sin to Mr. Big written by Desmond Manderson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compelling legal and social history of the origins and development of drug laws in Australia, Desmond Manderson traces, in a lively and irreverent style, the gradual politicization of the drug law debate. He argues that the selective enactment of drug laws has been driven by fear, racism, powerful international pressures, and the vested interests of the medical profession, bureaucrats, and politicians, rather than by genuine concerns about the welfare of users. Behind the controversy that surrounds illegal drug use lie previously unexamined assumptions about how and why certain substances, such as opium, heroin, and cannibis, have been prohibited, while others, namely tobacco and alcohol, have not. Manderson boldly challenges these assumptions, while evaluating the power and efficacy of law as a means of achieving social change.

Migrants, Minorities & Health

Author : Lara Marks
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134832060
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Migrants, Minorities & Health written by Lara Marks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Essays in the History of Canadian Law: In honour of R.C.B. Risk

Author : Philip Girard
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802047298
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book Essays in the History of Canadian Law: In honour of R.C.B. Risk written by Philip Girard and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collected essays in this volume represent the highlights of legal historical scholarship in Canada today. All of the essays refer back in some form to Risk's own work in the field.

The Drug Effect

Author : Suzanne Fraser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139503839
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book The Drug Effect written by Suzanne Fraser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-05 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Drug Effect: Health, Crime and Society offers new perspectives on critical debates in the field of alcohol and other drug use. Drawing together work by respected scholars in Australia, the US, the UK and Canada, it explores social and cultural meanings of drug use and analyses law enforcement and public health frameworks and objectives related to drug policy and service provision. In doing so, it addresses key questions of drug use and addiction through interdisciplinary, predominantly sociological and criminological, perspectives, mapping and building on recent conceptual and empirical advances in the field. These include questions of materiality and agency, the social constitution of disease and neo-liberal subjectivity and responsibility. This book provides a fresh scholarly perspective on drug use and addiction by collecting top quality original work, written by a mix of international leaders in the field and emerging scholars working at the cutting edge of research.

Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction in the Long Nineteenth Century

Author : Daniel Malleck
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429791313
Total Pages : 2053 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction in the Long Nineteenth Century written by Daniel Malleck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 2053 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection captures key themes and issues in the broad history of addiction and vice in the Anglo-American world. Focusing on the long nineteenth-century, the volumes consider how scientific, social, and cultural experiences with drugs, alcohol, addiction, gambling, and prostitution varied around the world. What might be considered vice, or addiction could be interpreted in various ways, through various lenses, and such activities were interpreted differently depending upon the observer: the medical practitioner; the evangelical missionary; the thrill seeking bon-vivant, and the concerned government commissioner, to name but a few. For example, opium addiction in middle class households resulting from medical treatment was judged much differently than Chinese opium smoking by those in poverty or poor living conditions in North American work camps on the west coast, or on the streets of East London. This collection will assemble key documents representing both the official and general view of these various activities, providing readers with a cross section of interpretations and a solid grounding in the material that shaped policy change, cultural interpretation, and social action.

The Real Mr. Big

Author : Ron Chepesiuk
Publisher : WildBlue Press
ISBN 13 : 1952225574
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Real Mr. Big written by Ron Chepesiuk and published by WildBlue Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This true crime memoir is both a “high-speed train trip through the modern cocaine trade” and a story of reform, redemption and family (Gerald Posner, and author of Pharma). Born in 1960, Jesus Ruiz Henao wanted to be rich like the drug dealers he saw as he grew up in the cocaine-producing region of Colombia’s Valle of the Cauca. In 1985, he moved to the quiet London suburb of Hendon, where he and his wife held down mundane cleaning and bus driving jobs. At least to outward appearances . . . While keeping a low profile, Henao built a drug trafficking network reaching from Colombia to England and across Europe. It was a risky business with law enforcement on one side and ruthless competitors on the other. By the summer of 2003, he decided to get out. But then he made the one mistake that would get him caught. It cost him a seventeen-year prison sentence, with more tacked on when he tried to make one last deal from behind prison walls. Co-written by Henao with bestselling author Ron Chepesiuk, The Real Mr. Big is the story of how an ambitious Colombian immigrant became known to law enforcement as “the Pablo Escobar of British drug trafficking.”

Mr. Big

Author : Nana Malone
Publisher : Sankofa Girl
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Big written by Nana Malone and published by Sankofa Girl. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Weed

Author : James Borrowdale
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN 13 : 0143774336
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Weed written by James Borrowdale and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘I just closed my eyes and drifted away. I drifted away to the music but I don’t think I’d ever experienced anything quite so soothing and magical. It was like I was in a magical space. It was beautiful.’ — Jim Mahoney, former drug user Pot, Mary Jane, dope, skunk, grass, hash, green, hooch, herb, ganja, reefer. New Zealand loves weed. It’s the most popular illegal drug in our country and third most popular drug overall, behind alcohol and tobacco, yet it also represents a troubled relationship. In Weed, award-winning journalist James Borrowdale dives in deep to understand that relationship, meeting a fascinating cross-section of New Zealand along the way – a nineteenth-century nun who allegedly grew pot, a bystander to the Mr Asia syndicate, a convicted heroin dealer turned criminologist, people both using and offering the drug for medicinal relief, politicians and law-makers old and new. What’s revealed is an engrossing, heady and sometimes surprising account of New Zealand and weed. Fusing insightful, personal stories with analysis and historical research, Weed lays out the facts as they are – about an issue that can no longer be ignored. 'Borrowdale intertwines his deeply personal journey with a much bigger narrative, bringing to life the strange, compelling and often misunderstood story of cannabis in Aotearoa.' - David Farrier 'The best book yet on cannabis and New Zealanders.' - Russell Brown

Addiction Medicine

Author : Paul Haber
Publisher : IP Communications
ISBN 13 : 0992518164
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Addiction Medicine written by Paul Haber and published by IP Communications. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among Australians use of alcohol and other drugs is almost ubiquitous and results in 13% of total morbidity, but clinicians generally receive limited training in diagnosis and management of substance-use disorders. Written by clinical and academic specialists in their fields, and providing a comprehensive overview of the principles and practice of addiction medicine, this textbook will facilitate such training. The book’s 36 chapters, by 62 specialist contributors, are organised into 5 sections. In Section 1, how substance use can be understood and core principles of management of substance-use disorders are outlined. In Section 2, the clinical and other core skills required for practice are described: clinical assessment, therapeutic relationship, psychological interventions, screening and brief interventions, drug testing and biomarkers of consumption, responsible prescribing, and medico-legal assessment and report-writing. In Section 3, common clinical issues – intoxication and overdose, withdrawal, comorbidities, and pain management and pharmaceutical opioids – are described. Section 4, the largest section, is devoted to consideration of specific substances, legal, illegal, and emerging: tobacco, alcohol, opioids, cannabis, stimulants, hallucinogens, benzodiazepines, and volatile substances. The focus of Section 5 is special populations, adolescents, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, injecting-drug users, and others. With new clinical syndromes arising from synthesis of new substances, and with new approaches to treatment being developed, addiction medicine is a rapidly-evolving field. The book is designed to meet the specific needs of a young graduate who is starting a clinical rotation in a drug and alcohol unit. Medical students and junior medical officers will find the book valuable, as will other health professionals who care for people with substance-use problems in drug and alcohol services, nurses, counsellors, and welfare/social workers.

Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies

Author : Victor R Preedy
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 012800827X
Total Pages : 1382 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies written by Victor R Preedy and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 1382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies: Biology, Pharmacology, Diagnosis, and Treatment is the first book to take an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of cannabis use and misuse. Recent worldwide trends toward decriminalizing marijuana for medical use have increased legal use of the drug and recreational use remains high, making cannabis one of the most commonly used drugs. Cannabis has a wide range of adverse neurological effects, and use and abuse can lead to physical, social, and psychopathological issues that are multifarious and complex. Effective understanding and treatment requires knowledge of the drug’s effects from across scientific disciplines. This book provides an overview of the biological and pharmacological components of the cannabis plant, outlines its neurological, social, and psychopathological effects, assists in the diagnosis and screening for use and dependency, and aids researchers in developing effective treatments for cannabis-related issues and disorders. Fully illustrated, with contributions from internationally recognized experts, it is the go-to resource for neuroscientists, pharmacologists, pathologists, public-health workers, and any other researcher who needs an in-depth and cross-disciplinary understanding of cannabis and its effects. Comprehensive chapters include an abstract, key facts, mini dictionary of terms, and summary points Presents illustrations with at least six figures, tables, and diagrams per chapter Provides a one-stop-shopping synopsis of everything to do with cannabis and its related pathology, from chemicals and cells, individuals and communities, and diagnosis and treatment Offers an integrated and informed synopsis of the complex issues surrounding cannabis as a substance, its use, and its misuse

Prescribed

Author : Jeremy A. Greene
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421405067
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Prescribed written by Jeremy A. Greene and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first authoritative look at the history of the prescription itself, Prescribed is a groundbreaking book that subtly explores the politics of therapeutic authority and the relations between knowledge and practice in modern medicine.

Pleasure and Panic

Author : Dan Malleck
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 077486754X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Pleasure and Panic written by Dan Malleck and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Booze, dope, smokes, and weed. Mind-altering, mood-changing substances have been part of human society for millennia. Pleasure and Panic reveals how attitudes toward drug and alcohol consumption have always been deeply embedded in cultural fears and social, political, and economic disparities. Contributors to this collection explore how drugs and alcohol intersect with diverse histories, including gender, medicine, popular culture, and business. Pleasure and Panic brings a dispassionate voice to current debates about liberalizing drug and alcohol laws and challenges existing ideas about how to deal with the so-called problems of drug and alcohol use.

W.J. MacKay and the NSW Police, 1910–1948

Author : Richard Evans
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303110921X
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book W.J. MacKay and the NSW Police, 1910–1948 written by Richard Evans and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-29 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the fascinating story of William John MacKay, a man who dominated policing in New South Wales for three decades, until his death in 1948. MacKay was fearless, brilliant and ruthless. He was responsible for beating-up striking unionists, but he also smashed the semi-fascist New Guard when it was a threat to democracy. He reformed and modernized the New South Wales Police Force, and he framed innocent men for capital crimes. He cracked down on organized crime and corruption, and he was himself corrupt. Dogged by scandal, he was the subject of no fewer than seven royal commissions. The story of W.J. MacKay is also the story of policing in Australia, from the 1920s through to the corruption-riddled period after the Second World War. This gripping history explores the messy complexities of police power and sheds new light on a fascinating period in Australian police history

A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age

Author : Richard K. Sherwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350079332
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age written by Richard K. Sherwin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period since the First World War has been a century distinguished by the loss of any unitary foundation for truth, ethics, and the legitimate authority of law. With the emergence of radical pluralism, law has become the site of extraordinary creativity and, on occasion, a source of rights for those historically excluded from its protection. A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age tells stories of human struggles in the face of state authority – including Aboriginal land claims, popular resistance to corporate power, and the inter-generational ramifications of genocidal state violence. The essays address how, and with what effects, different expressive modes (ceremonial dance, live street theater, the acoustics of radio, the affective range of film, to name a few) help to construct, memorialize, and disseminate political and legal meaning. Drawing upon a wealth of visual, textual and sound sources, A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age presents essays that examine key cultural case studies of the period on the themes of justice, constitution, codes, agreements, arguments, property and possession, wrongs, and the legal profession.

Law and Art

Author : Oren Ben-Dor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136719741
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Law and Art written by Oren Ben-Dor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In engaging with the full range of 'the arts', contributors to this volume consider the relationship between law, justice, the ethical and the aesthetic. Art continually informs the ethics of a legal theory concerned to address how theoretical abstractions and concrete oppressions overlook singularity and spontaneity. Indeed, the exercise of the legal role and the scholarly understanding of legal texts were classically defined as ars iuris - an art of law - which drew on the panoply of humanist disciplines, from philology to fine art. That tradition has fallen by the wayside, particularly in the wake of modernism. But approaching art in that way risks distorting the very inexpressibility to which art is attentive and responsive, whilst remaining a custodian of its mystery. The novelty and ambition of this book, then, is to elicit, in very different ways, styles and orientations, the importance of the relationship between law and art. What can law and art bring to one another, and what can their relationship tell us about how truth relates to power? The insights presented in this collection disturb and supplement conventional accounts of justice; inaugurating new possibilities for addressing the origin of violence in our world.

Songs without Music

Author : Desmond Manderson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520922212
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Songs without Music written by Desmond Manderson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-10-03 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this pathbreaking and provocative analysis of the aesthetics of law, the historian, legal theorist, and musician Desmond Manderson argues that by treating a text, legal or otherwise, as if it were merely a sequence of logical propositions, readers miss its formal and symbolic meanings. Creatively using music as a model, he demonstrates that law is not a sterile, rational structure, but a cultural form to be valued and enhanced through rhetoric and metaphors, form, images, and symbols. To further develop this argument, the book is divided into chapters, each of which is based on a different musical form. Law, for Manderson, should strive for neither coherence nor integrity. Rather, it is imperfectly realized, constantly reinterpreted, and always in flux. Songs without Music is written in an original, engaging, and often humorous style, and exhibits a deep knowledge of both law and music. It successfully traverses several disciplines and builds an original and persuasive argument for a legal aesthetic. The book will appeal to a broad readership in law, political theory, literary criticism, and cultural studies.

Cocaine

Author : Paul Gootenberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134600712
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Cocaine written by Paul Gootenberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cocaine examines the rise and fall of this notorious substance from its legitimate use by scientists and medics in the nineteenth century to the international prohibitionist regimes and drug gangs of today. Themes explored include: * Amsterdam's complex cocaine culture * the manufacture, sale and control of cocaine in the United States * Japan and the Southeast Asian cocaine industry * export of cocaine prohibitions to Peru * sex, drugs and race in early modern London Cocaine unveils new primary sources and covert social, cultural and political transformations to shed light on cocaine's hidden history.