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The Anthropology of Drugs

Name: The Anthropology of Drugs
ISBN: 9781000895551

Neil Carrier,

Lisa L. Gezon,

190 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

The Anthropology of Drugs

Neil Carrier,

Lisa L. Gezon,

About this book

From khat to kava to ketamine, drugs are constitutive parts of cultures, identities, economies and livelihoods. This much-needed book is a clear introduction to the anthropology of drugs, providing a cutting-edge and accessible overview of the topic. The authors examine and assess the following key topics:

How drugs feature in anthropology and the work of anthropologists and the general role of drugs in society
Comparison between biochemical and pharmacological approaches to drugs and bio-socio-cultural models of understanding drugs
Evolutionary origins of psychotropic drug sensitivity and archaeological evidence for the spread of psychoactive substances in pre-history
Drugs in spiritual and religions contexts, considering their role in altered states of consciousness, divination and healing
Stimulant drugs and the ambivalence with which they are treated in society
Addiction and dependency
Drug economies, livelihoods and the production and distribution segments of drug commodity chains
Drug policies and drug wars
Drugs, race and gender
The future of the study of drugs and anthropological professional engagements with solving drug problems

With the inclusion of chapter summaries and many examples, further reading and case studies – including drug tourism, drug industries in the Philippines and Mexico, Afghanistan and the 'Golden Triangle' and the opioid crisis in North America – The Anthropology of Drugs is an ideal introduction for those coming to the topic for the first time, and also for those working in the professional and health sectors. It will be of interest to students of anthropology and to those in related disciplines including sociology, psychology, health studies and religion.

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