Drug Smuggler Nation: Narcotics and the Netherlands, 1920-1995 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Stephen SneldersTheme:Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/Western EuropePublish date:2/14/2023Pages:304
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526167224ISBN-10:1526167220UPC:9781526167224Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Western Europe, Modern, Security (National & International)Book Topic:20th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.354Product ID:SCJ0D97WX9
Why did the international drug regulatory regime of the twentieth century fail to stop an explosive increase in trade and consumption of illegal drugs? This book investigates the histories of smugglers and criminal entrepreneurs in the Netherlands who succeeded in turning the country into the so-called 'Colombia of Europe'.
Increasing state regulations and interventions led to the proliferation of a 'hydra' of small, anarchic groups and networks ideally suited to circumvent the enforcement of regulation. Smugglers and suppliers of heroin, cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs created a thriving underground industry of illegal synthetic drug labs and indoor cannabis cultivation in the Netherlands itself, made possible because of the embedded criminal anarchy in Dutch society. Using examples from the rich history of drug smuggling, Drug smuggler nation investigates the hidden grounds of the illegal drug trade, and its effects on our drug policies.Languages:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526167224ISBN-10:1526167220UPC:9781526167224Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Western Europe, Modern, Security (National & International)Book Topic:20th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.354Product ID:SCJ0D97WX9
Stephen Snelders is a Research Fellow in the Freudenthal Institute at Utrecht University
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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