Drug Use and Social Change
Author | : M. Shiner |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2009-06-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230244436 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230244432 |
Rating | : 4/5 (432 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Drug Use and Social Change by : M. Shiner
Download or read book Drug Use and Social Change written by M. Shiner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.