The War on Drugs has led to millions of people dead, displaced and
incarcerated. Disproportionately enforced on oppressed races,
international drug prohibition has reinforced the colour line across
the globe.
While laws prohibiting the production, sale and use of particular
drugs are presented as politically neutral and objective, this
collection reveals the racist impact of the War on Drugs across
multiple continents and in numerous situations. From racialised drugs
policing at festivals in the UK to the necropolitical wars in Juarez,
Mexico and from the exchange of drug policing programs between the
United States and Israel to the management of black bodies in Brazil,
this collection proves that the regulation of drugs and race is an
international, and intentional, disaster.
Pushing forward the debate and activism led by groups such as Black
Lives Matter and calling for radical changes in drug policy
legislation and prison reform, both nationally and internationally,
this collection cuts deep and rings true for all people fighting
racism today.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781786804099
Publisert
2019
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Pluto Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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