{"product_id":"reefer-madness-1","title":"Reefer Madness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Eric Schlosser's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReefer Madness: and Other Tales from the American Underground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e follows the money to uncover made the country rich: porn, pot and exploitation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn three linked essays, Eric Schlosser uncovers how dirty dealings and secret vices are part of a global black market on which we all depend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReefer Madness\u003c\/b\u003e 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, creating a justice system that punishes marijuana offences more harshly than rape and murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Empire of the Obscene\u003c\/b\u003e tells the story of Reuben Sturman, the billionaire 'Walt Disney of porn' who most effectively exploited economies of scale to create a business that now saturates America and the world with graphic sexual imagery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the Strawberry Fields\u003c\/b\u003e shows how public demand for a soft red fruit is causing mass migration from Central America and changing California's political economy forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An amazing secret history of America's favourite vices'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A shocking journey through the underside of the world's mightiest economy'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Schlosser tells us things we already suspect to be true, but don't dare think about'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb ... mind-blowing ... quite simply the non-fiction book of the year'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric Schlosser is an author and investigative journalist based in New York. His first book, \u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, was a major international bestseller. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone and the Guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54238301520216,"sku":"9780141010762","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780141010762_70095095-13cc-447c-bea4-b0804e15b97b.jpg?v=1766124940","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/reefer-madness-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}