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Kenyan Khat
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Author : Neil Carrier
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007-03-31
Kenyan Khat written by Neil Carrier and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-31 with Social Science categories.
This book provides a richly detailed ethnography of Kenyan khat, tracing some of the many national and transnational trajectories this controversial stimulant takes from its centre of production in the Nyambene Hills to consumers in Kenya and throughout the world. The author, guided by his friend and khat connoisseur M'Mucheke, draws out the full economic, social and cultural significance of the substance, situating this significance within current debates on the legality of khat and the global rhetoric of the 'war on drugs'. The work explores how networks of Kenyan khat bring people of diverse backgrounds together in sometimes uneasy relationships, and highlights the vast cluster of meanings this remarkable commodity has accrued in its 'social life'.
Khat
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-11-29
Khat written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-29 with Khat categories.
In this report the Home Affairs Committee calls on the Home Secretary to abandon plans to control khat under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The Committee recommends instead the introduction of a licensing scheme for importers of the plant. The Committee concluded that the Government's decision to control khat was not based on evidence of medical or social harm: the expert Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs conducted a thorough review of the evidence and concluded that no social or medical harm resulted from the use of Khat. To control it as a Class C drug would be disproportionate. Furthermore, there has been no consultation with members of the Somali, Yemeni and Kenyan communities who use khat in the UK, and also those who produce khat abroad. The potential negative effects, both on the diaspora communities who consume khat in the UK, and on the growers who cultivate it in Africa, outweigh any possible benefits of the ban. The ban on khat has the potential to specifically damage UK-Kenya relations. The Committee is concerned that an important relationship in the combating of terrorism could be significantly and detrimentally affected. The Government has postponed a Commons debate on the legislation to give effect to the ban, pending the Committee's findings. If the Committee's recommendations are accepted then there will be no need to go ahead with the current legislative proposals, though alternative measures for import licences may be required.
Reducing Khat Use Among Somalis Living In Kenya
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Author : Marina Widmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Reducing Khat Use Among Somalis Living In Kenya written by Marina Widmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
The Khat Controversy
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Author : David Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Berg
Release Date : 2007-05-01
The Khat Controversy written by David Anderson and has been published by Berg this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-01 with Social Science categories.
Khat. A harmless natural stimulant or a lethal epidemic sweeping through the international drugs trade? Khat is a natural substance that, in the Middle East, is as ubiquitous as coffee is in the West. It is hugely popular in some African and Arab populations. But critics contend that it is a seriously addictive stimulant that damages the cardiovascular system. In a groundbreaking study, the authors go behind the veil of the drug, questioning its availability and its effect on its Red Sea producers. Interwoven with case studies from Djibouti to Rome, The Khat Controversy goes deeper to explore contemporary issues relating to globalization, ethnicity and culture. With its popularity escalating in London, Rome, Toronto and Copenhagen, khat is fast becoming a problem in the West. The first study of this contested drug, The Khat Controversy provides a concise introduction to the issues surrounding khat usage and suggests how policymakers should address them. The Khat Controversy: Stimulating the Debate on Drugs has received an honorable mention for the African Studies Association's 2008 Melville J. Herskovits Award
Drugs In Africa
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Author : G. Klantschnig
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-08-07
Drugs In Africa written by G. Klantschnig and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-07 with Social Science categories.
This cutting-edge volume is the first to address the burgeoning interest in drugs and Africa among scholars, policymakers, and the general public. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading academics and practitioners to explore the use, trade, production, and control of mind-altering substances on the continent
Little Mogadishu
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Author : Neil C. M. Carrier
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2016
Little Mogadishu written by Neil C. M. Carrier and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Business & Economics categories.
Nairobi's Eastleigh estate has undergone pro- found change over the past two decades. Previously a quiet residential zone, the arrival of vast numbers of Somali refugees catalyzed its trans- formation into 'Little Mogadishu', a global hub for Somali business. Dozens of malls and hotels have sprouted from its muddy streets, attracting thousands of shoppers. Nonetheless, despite boosting Kenya's economy, the estate and its residents are held in suspicion over alleged links to Islamic terrorism, especially after the 2013 Westgate Mall attack, while local and international media have suggested with little evidence that its economic boom owes much to capital derived from Indian Ocean piracy. In contrast to such sensationalized reporting, Little Mogadishu is based on detailed historical and ethnographic research and explores the social and historical underpinnings of this economic boom. It examines how transnational networks converged on Eastleigh in the wake of the collapse of the Somali state, attracting capital from the Somali diaspora, and bringing goods--especially clothes and electronics--from Dubai, China and elsewhere that are much in demand in East Africa. In so doing, Little Mogadishu provides a compelling case-study of the developmental impact diasporas and transnational trade can have, albeit in a country where many see this development as suspect.
The Oxford Handbook Of Global Drug History
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Author : Paul Gootenberg
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
The Oxford Handbook Of Global Drug History written by Paul Gootenberg and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with History categories.
"This essay reveals how a global "New Drug History" has evolved over the past three decades, along with its latest thematic trends and possible next directions. Scholars have long studied drugs, but only in the 1990s did serious archival and global study of what are now illicit drugs emerge, largely from the influence of the anthropology of drugs on history. A series of key interdisciplinary influences are now in play beyond anthropology, among them, commodity and consumption studies, sociology, medical history, cultural studies, and transnational history. Scholars connect drugs and their changing political or cultural status to larger contexts and epochal events such as wars, empires, capitalism, modernization, or globalizing processes. As the field expands in scope, it may shift deeper into non-western perspectives, a fluid historical definition of drugs; environmental concerns; and research on cannabis and opiates sparked by their current transformations or crises"--
The Speed Of Change
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Author : Jan-Bart Gewald
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009-07-31
The Speed Of Change written by Jan-Bart Gewald and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-31 with Social Science categories.
In the early 1900s the motor-vehicle (car, bus, lorry or motor-cycle) was introduced in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially the plaything and symbol of colonial domination, the motor-vehicle transformed the economic and social life of the continent. Indeed, the motor-vehicle is arguably the single most important factor for change in Africa in the twentieth century. A factor for change that thus far has been neglected in research and literature. Yet its impact extends across the totality of human existence; from ecological devastation to economic advancement, from cultural transformation to political change, through to a myriad of other themes. This edited volume of eleven contributions by historians, anthropologists and social and political scientists explores aspects of the social history and anthropology of the motor-vehicle in Africa.
Africa And The War On Drugs
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Author : Neil Carrier
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-11
Africa And The War On Drugs written by Neil Carrier and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-11 with Social Science categories.
Nigerian drug lords in UK prisons, khat-chewing Somali pirates hijacking Western ships, crystal meth-smoking gangs controlling South Africa's streets, and narco-traffickers corrupting the state in Guinea-Bissau: these are some of the vivid images surrounding drugs in Africa which have alarmed policymakers, academics and the general public in recent years. In this revealing and original book, the authors weave these aspects into a provocative argument about Africa's role in the global trade and control of drugs. In doing so, they show how foreign-inspired policies have failed to help African drug users but have strengthened the role of corrupt and brutal law enforcement officers, who are tasked with halting the export of heroin and cocaine to European and American consumer markets. A vital book on an overlooked front of the so-called war on drugs.
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Drug abuse categories.