Smuggler nation: how illicit trade made America

America is a smuggler nation. Our long history of illicit imports has ranged from West Indies molasses and Dutch gunpowder in the 18th century, to British industrial technologies and African slaves in the 19th century, to French condoms and Canadian booze in the early 20th century, to Mexican worker...

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Otros Autores: Andreas, Peter (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York Oxford University Press (c)2013
En:Año: 2013
Acceso en línea: Reseña
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Sumario:America is a smuggler nation. Our long history of illicit imports has ranged from West Indies molasses and Dutch gunpowder in the 18th century, to British industrial technologies and African slaves in the 19th century, to French condoms and Canadian booze in the early 20th century, to Mexican workers and Colombian cocaine in the modern era
Far from being a new and unprecedented danger to America, the illicit underside of globalization is actually an old American tradition. As Andreas shows, it goes back not just years but centuries. And its impact has been decidedly double-edged, not only subverting but also empowering America
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-425) and index. - Print version record
Descripción Física:Online Ressource (xiii, 454 pages) illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780199301607
0199301603
9781299456990
1299456995