{"product_id":"homo-criminalis-9781529148244","title":"Homo Criminalis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark Galeotti\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Ebury Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Ebury Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Organized Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Glittering... the author's obvious enthusiasm for the subject is matched by impressive erudition' The Spectator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The readable, scary, fun beach read of new crime literature' Financial Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen does a bandit become a monarch? When does a gang become a government? And is organised crime at the heart of every modern state? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a thrilling whistle-stop tour of how the world's criminal underbelly has shaped state-making, capitalism, globalisation and all forms of so-called legitimate power, \u003ci\u003eHomo Criminalis\u003c\/i\u003e shows the emergence of modern society through the evolution of the underworld and its crimes. From Chinese banditry and eighteenth-century English tea smuggling to today's cocaine submarines and the high-tech crimes of tomorrow, this book shows us how the world's dark underbelly shapes us, no matter how we try to outpace it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEntertaining, engaging and packed full of fascinating stories, \u003ci\u003eHomo Criminalis\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for those who want to see our grand story of progress through the surprising and subversive new lens of organised crime.","brand":"Ebury Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48103684735127,"sku":"9781529148244","price":520.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781529148244.webp?v=1786008526","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/homo-criminalis-9781529148244","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}