Smuggling :: contraband and corruption in world history /

In this lively book, Alan L. Karras traces the history of smuggling around the world and explores 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 h...

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1. Verfasser: Karras, Alan L.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:Exploring world history.
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Zusammenfassung:In this lively book, Alan L. Karras traces the history of smuggling around the world and explores 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. Significantly, Karras draws a clear distinction between smugglers and their more popular criminal cousins, pirates, who operated in the open with a type of violencethat was nearly always shunned by smugglers. Explaining the divergence between the two grou.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 201 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780742567320
074256732X
1282497421
9781282497429
9786612497421
6612497424

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