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The Hidden History of Crime, Corruption, and States
Renate Bridenthal (Ed.)
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Description for The Hidden History of Crime, Corruption, and States
Hardback. Renowned historical sociologist Charles Tilly wrote many years ago that "banditry, piracy, gangland rivalry, policing, and war-making all belong on the same continuum." This volume pursues the idea by revealing how lawbreakers and lawmakers have related to one another on the shadowy terrains of power over wide stretches of time and space. Editor(s): Bridenthal, Renate. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Renowned historical sociologist Charles Tilly wrote many years ago that banditry, piracy, gangland rivalry, policing, and war-making all belong on the same continuum. This volume pursues the idea by revealing how lawbreakers and lawmakers have related to one another on the shadowy terrains of power over wide stretches of time and space. Illicit activities and forces have been more important in state building and state maintenance than conventional histories have acknowledged. Covering vast chronological and global terrain, this book traces the contested and often overlapping boundaries between these practices in such very different polities as the pre-modern city-states ... Read more
Renowned historical sociologist Charles Tilly wrote many years ago that banditry, piracy, gangland rivalry, policing, and war-making all belong on the same continuum. This volume pursues the idea by revealing how lawbreakers and lawmakers have related to one another on the shadowy terrains of power over wide stretches of time and space. Illicit activities and forces have been more important in state building and state maintenance than conventional histories have acknowledged. Covering vast chronological and global terrain, this book traces the contested and often overlapping boundaries between these practices in such very different polities as the pre-modern city-states ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
538g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782380382
SKU
V9781782380382
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About Renate Bridenthal (Ed.)
Renate Bridenthal is Emerita Professor of History at Brooklyn College, The City University of New York. She has co-edited and contributed to many publications including, Becoming Visible: Women in European History (1977, 1987,1998), When Biology Became Destiny: Women in Weimar and Nazi Germany (1984), The Heimat Abroad: The Boundaries of Germanness (2005), Interactions: Transregional Perspectives on World History (2005), ... Read more
Reviews for The Hidden History of Crime, Corruption, and States
.. . [an] excellent collection of essays, The Hidden History of Crime, Corruption, and Statesis a captivating and informative read that demonstrates the possibilities inherent in a broad approach to any subject. - Canadian Journal of History The publication of this work is timely. Current news about international criminal networks and government ... Read more