While it's not a book (or at all critical) the DEA's website actually
has a great history outlining major dates, events, etc in the "War on
Drugs" since Nixon at http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/history/index.html
If interested in an overview, this could be a good place to start.
Best,
Howard Padwa, Ph.D.
UCLA
Quoting David Trippel <[log in to unmask]>:
> The ADHS Blog has an Internet Resources page with a link to the
> Schaffer Library of Drug Policy which I now give here.
>
> http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/
>
> On that page the top menu bar has a "History" button with a drop
> down menu that is divided into decade links that lead to a number
> of resources.
>
> Dave Trippel
> Evanston, IL
>
> On Sep 13, 2010, at 9:57 AM, Dan Malleck wrote:
>
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>>> Subject: Histories of U.S. "war on drugs" in the Post World War II Period
>>> From: "John Lunstroth" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date: Sun, September 12, 2010 7:29 pm
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>>>
>>> X-posted from history of law list. Please respond directly to Prof Hoffer.
>>>
>>> **************
>>> A colleague of mine just asked me if I could suggest any histories of the
>>> "war on drugs" in post World War II America, and I was embarrassed to
>>> realize I could not name any books on the history of America's long war on
>>> drugs. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Williamjames
>>>
>>> Williamjames Hull Hoffer, J.D., Ph. D.
>>> Associate Professor, History Department
>>> Seton Hall University
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