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The hidden history of crime, corruption, and states /

Renowned historical sociologist Charles Tilly wrote many years ago that "banditry, piracy, gangland rivalry, policing, and war-making all belong on the same continuum." This volume pursues the idea by revealing how lawbreakers and lawmakers have related to one another on the shadowy terrai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bridenthal, Renate (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1. Dirty Politics or "Harmonie"?; 2. A Crisis of Charter and Right; 3. The First War on Drugs; 4. Befitting Bedfellows; 5. Mobilizing Convict Bodies; 6. The Underside of Overseas Chinese Society in Southeast Asia; 7. A Historical Perspective on State Engagement in Informal Trade on the Uganda-Congo Border; 8. The Narcobourgeoisie and State Making in Colombia; 9. Russia's Gangster Capitalism; 10. Economic Crime and Neoliberal Modes of Government; Contributors; Index.