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Drug Effects
Lisa Gezon
其他書名
Khat in Biocultural and Socioeconomic Perspective
出版
Routledge
, 2016-06-16
主題
Social Science / Anthropology / General
Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN
131543007X
9781315430072
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=p8xmDAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Khat, marijuana, peyote—are these dangerous drugs or vilified plants with rich cultural and medical values? In this book, Lisa Gezon brings the drug debate into the 21st century, proposing criteria for evaluating psychotropic substances. Focusing on khat, whose bushy leaves are an increasingly popular stimulant and the target of vehement anti-drug campaigns, she explores biocultural and socioeconomic contexts on local, national, and global levels. Gezon provides a multidisciplinary examination of the plant’s direct physical and psychological effects, as well as indirect social and structural effects on income and labor productivity, identity, gendered relationships, global drug discourses, and food security. This sophisticated, multi-leveled analysis cuts through the traditional battle lines of the drug debate and is a model for understanding and evaluating psychotropic substances around the world.