The Deadly Life of Logistics : Mapping Violence in Global Trade /

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In a world in which global trade is at risk, where warehouses and airports, shipping lanes and seaports try to guard against the likes of Al Qaeda and Somali pirates, and natural disaster can disrupt the flow of goods, even our "stuff" has a political life. The high stakes of logistics are...

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Autor principal: Cowen, Deborah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Transport.
Internationell handel > politiska aspekter.
Sjöröveri.
Fraktavtal > säkerhetsaspekter.
Handelsvägar > säkerhetsaspekter.
Logistik > politiska aspekter.
Transportväsen > politiska aspekter.
Seeräuberei
Gewalt
Logistik
Welthandel
Trade routes > Security measures.
Piracy.
International trade > Political aspects.
Freight and freightage > Security measures.
Cargo theft.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
Corridors de transport > Aspect politique.
Routes commerciales > Securite > Mesures.
Commerce international > Aspect politique.
Transport de marchandises > Securite > Mesures.
Vol de marchandises.
Logistique (Organisation) > Aspect politique.
Transportation corridors > Political aspects.
Business logistics > Political aspects.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the citizenship of stuff in the global social factory
  • The revolution in logistics: "America's last dark continent"
  • From national borders to global seams: the rise of supply chain security
  • The labor of logistics: just-in-time jobs
  • The geo-economics of piracy: the 'Somali pirate' and the remaking of international law
  • Logistics cities: the "urban heart" of empire
  • Conclusion: rough trade? Sex, death, and the queer 'nature' of circulation.

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