The Hidden History of Crime, Corruption, and States Professor Aydin Akan

The Hidden History of Crime, Corruption, and States Professor Aydin AkanRenowned historical sociologist Charles Tilly wrote many years ago that banditry, piracy, gangland rivalry, policing, and war making all belong on the same continuum. This volume pursues the idea by revealing how lawbreakers and lawmakers have related to one another on the shadowy terrains of power over wide stretches of time and space. Illicit activities and forces have been more important in state building and state maintenance than conventional

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Despite its importance there are still significant gaps in the published evidence-base

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