In the twentieth century the Netherlands grew into a major country of trade and production for illegal drugs, supplying the UK and other European countries as well as North America. Using examples from the rich Dutch history of drug smuggling, this book synthesizes historical and criminological case studies and journalistic investigations in order
By:
Stephen Snelders (Postdoctoral research fellow)
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 21mm
ISBN: 9781526151391
ISBN 10: 1526151391
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 02 February 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1 Introduction: the drug regulatory regime vs. criminal anarchy 2 The interwar period 3 Global perils I: Chinese and Greek drug smugglers 4 Cannabis, counterculture, and criminals: The rise of cannabis smuggling 5 Global perils II: Chinese triads, Turkish families, and heroin 6 The expansion of the cannabis trade after 1976 7 Global perils III: Colombian syndicates and cocaine 8 The floodgates of criminal anarchy: Synthetic drugs and subverting the state 9 Conclusion Appendix: Graphs of arrests and seizures Bibliography Index -- .
Stephen Snelders is a Research Fellow in the Freudenthal Institute at Utrecht University -- .
Reviews for Drug Smuggler Nation: Narcotics and the Netherlands, 1920–1995
'Describing the development of covert networks is among the most daunting of social science projects. Like official corruption and espionage, organized crime prospers by remaining hidden. Snelders (Utrecht Univ.) successfully lifts the veil of secrecy, offering a convincing account of the evolution of drug smuggling in the 20th-century Netherlands. Combining materials drawn from official law enforcement statistics, crime news coverage, and academic journal articles, Snelders exposes drug smuggling in a new light. Rather than describe the handful of large-scale, highly integrated smuggling enterprises directed by criminal masterminds as often portrayed in works of popular culture, Snelders unveils an anarchic universe of small entrepreneurial enterprises connected through shared workplaces and/or culture. Overall, what Snelders strongly suggests is the virtual impossibility of finally suppressing drug smuggling. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.' CHOICE (May 2022) -- .
