Paul Gootenberg is professor of history at Stony Brook University in New York and author or editor of four other books, including Between Silver and Guano: Commercial Policies and the State in Postindependence Peru.
[An] exceptionally well-researched and sophisticated world history
of cocaine. . . . A provocative, wide-ranging, and convincing
account.--The Historian
A book of great insight and academic rigor . . . that unearths this
forgotten history.--Caretas
A sterling contribution to the literature of cocaine, and should be
required reading for anyone seeking to understand cocaine in
context.--Drug War Chronicle
An indispensable point of departure for serious students of [the
history of the cocaine trade].--The Latin American Review of
Books
An outstanding book, a superb example of first-rate scholarship
written with energy, confidence, respect for facts, and excellent
style. In addition it is a readable, fascinating, and important
story. . . . It ranks among the very best contributions to several
literatures and will be valued by those interested in
globalization, development, and economic and business history, as
well as anyone simply curious to understand the world.--American
Historical Review
Excellent. . . . Gootenberg offers a critical perspective on the
place of cocaine in the Western imaginary and in the real political
and economic world.--Comparative Studies in Society and Culture
Puts the discussion into a global perspective. . . . Gootenberg
thus joins a distinguished group of scholars. . . . Indispensable
reading for graduate seminars on economic, cultural, and social
history, and shall appeal not only to experts on Latin America but
also to world historians and those interested in comparative
history.--The Americas
The anti-cocainism that arose in the United States transformed
cocaine into a global threat in the first part of the 20th century.
. . . This huge work untangles the multiple mechanisms of cocaine's
social, local, and global construction, which transmuted a medical
drug and commodity into a world menace with a war declared against
it.Gootenberg has written a history that will make
history.--European Review of Latin American and Caribbean
Studies
This excellent book adds a definitive archive-based history of
cocaine. . . . A model of how to examine a particular drug
substance in a specific part of the world while placing that
examination in the broadest context.--Society & History
Thorough, eminently readable, and fascinating. . . . This tour de
force illustrates how a fresh, insightful focus on a single
commodity can illuminate economic development, political and social
concerns, shifting ideologies, and cultural change, both locally
and globally. Highly recommended.--Choice
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