Glittering... the authors obvious enthusiasm for the subject is matched by impressive erudition The SpectatorThe readable, scary, fun beach read of new crime literature Financial TimesWhen 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 whistlestop tour of how the worlds criminal underbelly has shaped statemaking, capitalism, globalisation and all forms of socalled legitimate power, Homo Criminalis shows the emergence of modern society through the evolution of the underworld and its crimes. From Chinese banditry and eighteenthcentury English tea smuggling to todays cocaine submarines and the hightech crimes of tomorrow, this book shows us how the worlds 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.

Binding: Hardback;320 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBG; Weight: 638 g; Dimensions: 162 x 242 x 33

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