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ISBN
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9781848856394
Publisher
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Tauris Academic Studies
Subject
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Politics & Government, Sociology & Anthropology, History
Binding
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HARDCOVER
Pages
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304
Year
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2011
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In the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, the government of the Islamic Republic initiated a stringent anti-drug campaign that included fining addicts, imprisonment, physical punishment, and even the death penalty. Despite these measures, drug use was, and is still, commonplace. Based on her most recent fieldwork, Janne Bjerre Christensen explores the mounting problems of drug use in Iran, how treatment became legalized in 1998, how local NGOs offer methadone treatment in Tehran and face continuous political challenges in doing so, and how drug use is critically discussed in Iranian media and cinema. Drugs, Deviancy and Democracy in Iran is thus a unique account of Iranx2019;s recent social and political history, drawing important conclusions about the complexity of state power, and the growing impact of civil society, vital for all those interested in Iranx2019;s history, politics, and society.
Author Biography
Janne Bjerre Christensen is Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen. She holds a PhD in International Development Studies from Roskilde University, Denmark.
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