Histories of Transnational Crime

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bruinsma, Gerben (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; History.; Political science.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Political Science.; History, general.

In the past two decades, the study of transnational crime has developed from a subset of the study of organized crime to its own recognized field of study, covering distinct societal threats and requiring a particular approach. This volume provides examples of transnational crime, and places them in...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Criminology and Transnational Crime Gerben Bruinsma
• Chapter 2: Historical Piracy and its Impact Bruce Elleman
• Chapter 3: History of Slavery, Human Smuggling and Trafficking 1860-2010 Marlou Schrover
• Chapter 4: The Arms Traffic in World History Jonathan Grant
• Chapter 5: The Criminalization of Drugs. Drugs Before They Were Criminalized Carl Trocki
• Chapter 6:A History of Transnational Trafficking in Stolen and Looted Art and Antiquities Noah Charney
• Chapter 7: Corporations and Transnational Crime Wim Huisman, Annika van Baar & Madelijne Gorsira
• Chapter 8: Criminal Organizations and Transnational Crime Edward Kleemans.