Extent:
XIII, 454 S.
Ill., Kt.
24 cm
Type of publication: Book / Working Paper
Language: English
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (S. 357 - 425) and index
The golden age of illicit trade -- The smuggling road to revolution -- The smuggling war of independence -- Contraband and embargo busting in the new nation -- Traitorous traders and patriot pirates -- The illicit industrial revolution -- Bootleggers and fur traders in Indian country -- Illicit slavers and the perpetuation of the slave trade -- Blood cotton and blockade-runners -- Tariff evaders and enforcers -- Sex, smugglers, and purity crusaders -- Coming to America through the backdoor -- Rumrunners and prohibitionists -- America's century-long drug war -- Border wars and the underside of economic integration -- America and illicit globalization in the 21st century.
Erscheint: 01. Dezember 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-974688-0
Classification: Wirtschaftsgeschichte ; USA
Source:
ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009733053