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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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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New York
Oxford University Press
(c)2013
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| En: | Año: 2013 |
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Reseña Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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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 |
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| 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 |