The anthropology of drugs / Neil Carrier and Lisa L. Gezon.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2023Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781003109549; 1003109543; 9781000895551; 1000895556; 9781000895513; 1000895513Subject(s): Drug addiction | Drug utilization | EthnologyDDC classification: 362.29 LOC classification: HV5801 | .C377 2023eb Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: "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: An Introduction 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. As well as students of anthropology it will be of interest to those in related disciplines including sociology, psychology, health studies and religion"-- Provided by publisher.
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"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: An Introduction 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. As well as students of anthropology it will be of interest to those in related disciplines including sociology, psychology, health studies and religion"-- Provided by publisher.
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