Drug Use and Social Change: The Distortion of History

Shiner, M.

This book locates the rise of illicit drug use within the historical development of late industrial society and challenges the prevailing view. Highlighting key areas of continuity and the on-going value of classic criminological theory, it is argued that recent trends do not constitute the radical departure that is often supposed.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-06-25

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349308323

DOI: 10.1057/9780230244436

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 238