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David R. Mares is Professor of Political Science and an adjunct professor at The Graduate School of International Relations/Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Previously, he has been Professor of the Centro de Estudios Internacionales at El Colegio de Mexico, Fulbright Professor at the Universidad de Chile and Visiting Professor at FLACSO-Ecuador. Professor Mares is the author of three books, Penetrating the International Market (also published in Spanish); Violent Peace: Militarized Interstate Bargaining in Latin America; Coming in From the Cold: Chile-United States Relations at the Millenium (with Francisco Rojas); and editor of Civil-Military Relations: Building Democracy and Regional Security in Latin America, Southern Asia and Central Europe. His publications have appeared in English, Spanish, French and Chinese in journals such as Comparative Politics, International Organization, Latin American Research Review, Foro Internacional, Estudios Internacionales and Fuerzas Armadas y Sociedad and he has served on the editorial board of Latin American Research Review. Professor Mares has been a member of the international advisory boards of the Instituto Latinoamericano de Relaciones Civiles-Militares (based in Peru) and the Center for US-Mexico Studies at UCSD, and prepared reports for the Carnegie Foundation, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, as well as the Arias Foundation for Human Progress and Development.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Drug wars
Good source for psychoactive drug history. Easy ready went well with my accelerated Economics war on drugs course. I can now explain in detail what is the war in drugs.
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
I appreciated the care given to my package. Thank you very much.
5.0 out of 5 stars Drug War and Coffeehouses: The Political
Excellent Book
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Book was water stained and molded. Unhealthy and unfit to be distributed to customers.
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to Drug Policy
I read this book for a class taught by the author on the politics of the international drug trade. Though the class itself got boring (partially because debunking drug war mythology is rather frustrating), the book never ceased to enlighten. It's written in a manner that is clearly made for use in an academic setting (study questions at the end of each section), but it would be an excellent read for anyone who is just orienting themselves to the issue. David Mares addresses the issue in a way that's easy for people to understand: he starts by examining the intentions of the war on drugs and the reasoning behind drug warriors' logic. Then, he clearly identifies how the war on drugs has failed to reach its goals and tirelessly breaks down the logic of the drug warriors. He uses government statistics, studies, and other data in a manner that's extremely readable and ends the book with three case studies: U.S., Sweden, and Holland.I was interested in drug policy before taking his class, but his book gave me more grounding in the basic concepts of the issue. On top of that, he's an awesome guy who will be the faculty advisor for Students for Sensible Drug Policy on our campus.
3.0 out of 5 stars Bought for a class
I had to buy this book for a class. Not very interesting to me, but that's just personal preference. A bit boring to read but it has in depth-information on the subject matter.
4.0 out of 5 stars many aspects of the drug trade
Mares takes us into a dispassionate and analytic dissection of the narcotics industry. He studies consumption, production and distribution. The latter two are viewed much as one might look at any other industry. For some countries like Afghanistan, there is little other viable economic alternative to opium growing. Which has led to it being one of the major underpinnings of the entire country. And making eradication very difficult for the foreseeable future.An important related topic is money laundering, something also very germane because of terrorism. The money laundering is a crucial part of the entire drug trade, enabling large scale traffickers to extract and inoculate their earnings.Various legislative measures in the US are described, along with assessments of their effectiveness. Typically, not very is the answer. Other countries' strategies are compared, somewhat favourably, with the US. Notably Sweden and Holland.
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Decent read
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
David R. Mares is Professor of Political Science and an adjunct professor at The Graduate School of International Relations/Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Previously, he has been Professor of the Centro de Estudios Internacionales at El Colegio de Mexico, Fulbright Professor at the Universidad de Chile and Visiting Professor at FLACSO-Ecuador. Professor Mares is the author of three books, Penetrating the International Market (also published in Spanish); Violent Peace: Militarized Interstate Bargaining in Latin America; Coming in From the Cold: Chile-United States Relations at the Millenium (with Francisco Rojas); and editor of Civil-Military Relations: Building Democracy and Regional Security in Latin America, Southern Asia and Central Europe. His publications have appeared in English, Spanish, French and Chinese in journals such as Comparative Politics, International Organization, Latin American Research Review, Foro Internacional, Estudios Internacionales and Fuerzas Armadas y Sociedad and he has served on the editorial board of Latin American Research Review. Professor Mares has been a member of the international advisory boards of the Instituto Latinoamericano de Relaciones Civiles-Militares (based in Peru) and the Center for US-Mexico Studies at UCSD, and prepared reports for the Carnegie Foundation, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, as well as the Arias Foundation for Human Progress and Development.
Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars Drug wars
Good source for psychoactive drug history. Easy ready went well with my accelerated Economics war on drugs course. I can now explain in detail what is the war in drugs.
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
I appreciated the care given to my package. Thank you very much.
5.0 out of 5 stars Drug War and Coffeehouses: The Political
Excellent Book
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Book was water stained and molded. Unhealthy and unfit to be distributed to customers.
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to Drug Policy
I read this book for a class taught by the author on the politics of the international drug trade. Though the class itself got boring (partially because debunking drug war mythology is rather frustrating), the book never ceased to enlighten. It's written in a manner that is clearly made for use in an academic setting (study questions at the end of each section), but it would be an excellent read for anyone who is just orienting themselves to the issue. David Mares addresses the issue in a way that's easy for people to understand: he starts by examining the intentions of the war on drugs and the reasoning behind drug warriors' logic. Then, he clearly identifies how the war on drugs has failed to reach its goals and tirelessly breaks down the logic of the drug warriors. He uses government statistics, studies, and other data in a manner that's extremely readable and ends the book with three case studies: U.S., Sweden, and Holland.I was interested in drug policy before taking his class, but his book gave me more grounding in the basic concepts of the issue. On top of that, he's an awesome guy who will be the faculty advisor for Students for Sensible Drug Policy on our campus.
3.0 out of 5 stars Bought for a class
I had to buy this book for a class. Not very interesting to me, but that's just personal preference. A bit boring to read but it has in depth-information on the subject matter.
4.0 out of 5 stars many aspects of the drug trade
Mares takes us into a dispassionate and analytic dissection of the narcotics industry. He studies consumption, production and distribution. The latter two are viewed much as one might look at any other industry. For some countries like Afghanistan, there is little other viable economic alternative to opium growing. Which has led to it being one of the major underpinnings of the entire country. And making eradication very difficult for the foreseeable future.An important related topic is money laundering, something also very germane because of terrorism. The money laundering is a crucial part of the entire drug trade, enabling large scale traffickers to extract and inoculate their earnings.Various legislative measures in the US are described, along with assessments of their effectiveness. Typically, not very is the answer. Other countries' strategies are compared, somewhat favourably, with the US. Notably Sweden and Holland.
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Decent read
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