Smuggling - Contraband and Corruption in World History

Informationen zum Autor Alan L. Karras is associate director of the International and Area Studies Academic Program at the University of California, Berkeley. Klappentext Exploring the history of smuggling around the world, Alan L. Karras traces all aspects of this pervasive and enduring crime. Through a compelling set of cases drawn from a rich array of historical and contemporary sources, Karras shows how smuggling of every conceivable good has flourished in every place, at every time. The author also sets smugglers-the ultimate free traders-in the context of the global political economy, where they are tightly woven into an uneasy relationship among governments, taxation, and corruption. Bringing smugglers and smuggling to life, this book provides a fascinating exploration for all readers interested in crime and corruption throughout modern history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Smuggling in Regional and Global Perspective: "Truck, Barter, and Exchange"Chapter 2: "It's Not Pirates!"Chapter 3: The Political Economy of SmugglingChapter 4: Smuggling: Patterns and PracticesChapter 5: Smuggling, "Custom," and Legal ViolationsConclusion

Product details

• Authors: Alan L. Karras
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2011
• EAN: 9780742553163
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5316-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Exploring World History; Exploring World History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, maritime history, Caribbean islands, Social issues & processes, Social and cultural history, General and world history, History of the Americas, The Americas, Society and culture: general, Social and ethical issues