The globalisation of addiction : a study in poverty of the spirit / Bruce K. Alexander.

  • Alexander, Bruce K.
Date:
2008
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Publication/Creation

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Physical description

470 pages ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Vancouver as prototype -- Addiction1, addiction2, addiction3, addiction4 -- The dislocation theory of addiction -- Psychosocial integration is a necessity -- Free-market society undermines psychosocial integration -- Addiction is a way of adapting to dislocation I: historical evidence -- Addiction is a way of adapting to dislocation II: quantitative research, clinical reports, and 'spam' -- Addiction is a way of adapting to dislocation III: the myth of the demon drugs -- Addiction and society -- The role of addiction in the civilised madness of the 21st century -- Getting by -- Spiritual treatment for addiction: the 'fifth pillar' -- Socrates' 'master passions' and dikaiosuno -- From blindness and paralysis to action -- Social actions to control addiction: question period.

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    WM176 2008A37g
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  • 9780199230129
  • 0199230129