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Drug Use and Social Change The Distortion of History

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shiner, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2009, 2009
Subjects:
Social Policy
Criminology And Criminal Justice, General
Social Sciences
Politics Of The Welfare State
Youth Offending And Juvenile Justice
Sociology, General
Sociology
Welfare State
Social Work
Juvenile Delinquents
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XI, 238 p. 8 illus online resource
ISBN:9780230244436

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