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'Glittering... the author's obvious enthusiasm for the subject is matched by impressive erudition' The Spectator

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.

'Glittering... the author's obvious enthusiasm for the subject is matched by impressive erudition' The Spectator

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.

Über den Autor
Mark Galeotti
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781529148220
ISBN-10: 1529148227
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Galeotti, Mark
Hersteller: Ebury Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 162 x 242 x 33 mm
Von/Mit: Mark Galeotti
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.08.2025
Gewicht: 0,518 kg
Artikel-ID: 133764335

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