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Exposing America's underground: drugs, sex, labor.
"Reefer Madness" isn't just a catchy title—it's a revealing journey into America's underbelly with Schlosser as your knowledgeable guide. If you're curious about the real stories behind the country's war on drugs, the big business of pornography, or the untold narratives of migrant labor, this book offers a powerful and enlightening exploration. It's for anyone looking to understand the complex moral and economic fabric of the American black market.
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ISBN: 9780141010762
Authors:
Eric Schlosser
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.78
(rated by 6327 readers)
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Schlosser explores three prominent and little understood features of drugs, pornography and migrant labour. "Reefer Madness" traces the history of the contemporary war on drugs from its origins in Reagan's social conservatism through to its profound impact on civil society. "An Empire of The Obscene" tells the story of Reuben Sturman, who most effectively exploited economies of scale to create a business that now saturates America and the world with graphic sexual imagery. "In the Strawberry Fields" shows how public demand for a soft red fruit is causing mass migration from Central America and changing California's political economy forever. Overall, the business of America is business. And much of it is underground.
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Exposing America's underground: drugs, sex, labor.
"Reefer Madness" isn't just a catchy title—it's a revealing journey into America's underbelly with Schlosser as your knowledgeable guide. If you're curious about the real stories behind the country's war on drugs, the big business of pornography, or the untold narratives of migrant labor, this book offers a powerful and enlightening exploration. It's for anyone looking to understand the complex moral and economic fabric of the American black market.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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