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Book SynopsisExplores the pathways of global crime that has the power to change the way we think about the world. This work includes interviews with scores of informants, including the smugglers, victims, power elite, and profiteers who populate economic war zones. It provides a framework for understanding twenty-first-century economics and economic power.
Trade Review"An ethnographically rich, peopled account of the global economy." -- Tim Hall Times Higher Education
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface NATIONAL 1. The War Orphan 2. The Bombed-Out Shop 3. Coconuts and Cigarettes: Some Definitions 4. The Gov'nor's Red Tractors 5. Military Takeovers (Or, How to Own a Country) 6. The Untold Story of the Amputees 7. Robber Barons INTERNATIONAL 8. The Border Post--a Billion-Dollar Truck Stop (Going International) 9. Romancing the Stone: Borders and Businesspeople 10. The Washing Machine: Laundering, Part One GLOBAL 11. Diamonds and Fish: Going Global 12. Ports 13. Drugs 14. The Culture of Criminals 15. The Culture of Cops 16. The World-Port 17. The Investment Machine: Laundering, Part Two 18. Human Cargo HOME 19. Post-Terror: Creating (the Illusion of) Security 20. Conclusion Notes References Index
