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Informationen zum Autor Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy received his PhD from the University of the Sorbonne (Paris). A geographer and leading specialist in the politics of illicit drugs in Asia! he is currently Research Fellow with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris. He has travelled extensively in southwest and southeast Asia and created and edits www.geopium.org. He is the author of Opium: Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy (I.B.Tauris! 2010). Klappentext Mainland Southeast Asia is one of the world's key regions for trafficking of illegal goods. This title brings together key researchers and cartographic specialists to provide an overview of the major forms of illegal trafficking in the region. It features 32 maps detailing the trafficking hubs and border status for each of trafficking activities. Mainland Southeast Asia is one of the world's key regions for trafficking of illegal goods. This title brings together key researchers and cartographic specialists to provide an overview of the major forms of illegal trafficking in the region. It features 32 maps detailing the trafficking hubs and border status for each of trafficking activities. Zusammenfassung Mainland Southeast Asia is one of the world's key regions for trafficking of illegal goods. It is home to an international trade in small arms, nuclear smuggling rings, human trafficking, contraband and counterfeit goods, illicit currency and smuggled medicinal drugs. The scope and mechanisms of such trafficking, however, are far from understood. "An Atlas of Trafficking in Southeast Asia" brings together key researchers and cartographic specialists to provide a unique overview of the major forms of illegal trafficking in the region. Featuring 32 specially drawn full-colour maps detailing the trafficking hubs, counter-trafficking facilities and border status for each of the trafficking activities, together with political, historical, topographic, ecological and linguistic regional maps, the atlas provides an unparalleled reference resource that will be welcomed by professionals and academics across a wide range of disciplines. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTS 1 Introduction: Illegal trades across national borders Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy 2 Drug trafficking in and out of the Golden Triangle Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy 3 Trafficking! trade and migration: Mapping human trafficking in the Mekong region David A. Feingold 4 Illicit arms trafficking in mainland Southeast Asia David Capie 5 The Jagged edge: Illegal logging in Southeast Asia Vanda Felbab-Brown 6 The illicit trade in wildlife in Southeast Asia and its links to East Asian markets Vanda Felbab-Brown 7 The trade in counterfeit goods and contraband in mainland Southeast Asia Bertil Lintner Index ...
