When does a bandit become a monarch? When does a gang become a government? And is organised crime at the heart of every modern state?

On a thrilling whistle-stop tour of how the world's criminal underbelly has shaped state-making, capitalism, globalisation and all forms of so-called legitimate power, Homo Criminalis shows the emergence of modern society through the evolution of the underworld and its crimes. From Chinese banditry and eighteenth-century English tea smuggling to today's cocaine submarines and the high-tech crimes of tomorrow, this book shows us how the world's dark underbelly shapes us, no matter how we try to outpace it.

Entertaining, engaging and packed full of fascinating stories, Homo Criminalis is a book for those who want to see our grand story of progress through the surprising and subversive new lens of organised crime.

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Mediatyp: Bok
Bandtyp: Häftad
Författare: Mark Galeotti
Förlag: Random House UK
Språk: Engelska
Omfång: 320 sidor
Mått (bxhxd): 153x234x25 mm
Vikt: 395 gram
Illustrerad: Nej

Streckkod: 9781529148237
SKU: 704649