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Shooting Up
Lukasz Kamienski

Εκδόσεις
Hurst

ISBN: 978-184-904-551-3
Μετάφραση: DIAMAD.
Σελίδες: 376
Σχήμα: 225mm x 145mm
Εξώφυλλο: Hardback
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης: 2/2016

Τιμή | 33 €

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  • A vividly written account of how drugs have shaped the history of warfare, based on prodigious research
    • Ranging from Homeric warriors to the present day, Shooting Up offers the first history of drug use in warfare. 
    • Comprehensive in scope, it covers everything from naturally occurring hallucinogenic mushrooms to chemical highs such as ecstasy. 
    • Anticipates the role of drugs in future warfare 
    • Case studies include the Vietnam War & the Afghan Conflict 
    'Fascinating, immensely detailed and surprisingly sober ... [A] rich and compendious book.' ?Sunday Times'Kamienski can be methodical and give detailed figures. Much of his narrative is fascinating, plenty of it is new, and he advances some serious arguments.' ?The Spectator

    'An engaging read ... a pharmacopoeia of interesting military history, medical research & cultural anecdote.' ?VICE Magazine 

    Shooting Up is a peculiar history of the ?highs? of war. It explores the ways in which the military has made the most of various kinds of intoxicants from antiquity to the 21st century. The book examines drugs issued to soldiers by armed forces not only for medicinal pur­poses but?most crucially?to boost performance, raise courage, and alleviate stress and fear. It also looks at psychoactive substances ?self-prescribed? by combat­ants, taken for self-medication and recreation. Finally, the book covers intoxicants used as a tool of war, ei­ther as a feasible non-lethal psychochemical weapon or as a means of subversion. By discussing the risks of the practice of intoxication for fighting power, military discipline and veterans? lives, it vividly demonstrates that the military use of drugs brings mixed bless­ings and curses. From hallucinogenic mushrooms to ecstasy; from Homeric warriors to the present-day, Shooting Up tells the largely untold story of how drugs have sustained warriors through the centuries and will fuel future war in strange and remarkable ways. 

    Lukasz Kamienski is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian

    University, Krakow