The deadly life of logistics :
Cowen, Deborah.
The deadly life of logistics : mapping violence in global trade / Deborah Cowen. - [2014] - viii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the citizenship of stuff in the global social factory -- The revolution in logistics: "America's last dark continent" -- From national borders to global seams: the rise of supply chain security -- The labor of logistics: just-in-time jobs -- The geo-economics of piracy: the 'Somali pirate' and the remaking of international law -- Logistics cities: the "urban heart" of empire -- Conclusion: rough trade? Sex, death, and the queer 'nature' of circulation.
9780816680870 (hc : alk. paper)
2014002042
Transportation corridors--Political aspects.
Business logistics--Political aspects.
Trade routes--Security measures.
Freight and freightage--Security measures.
Cargo theft.
Piracy.
International trade--Political aspects.
Print books.
HE323 / .C69 2014
388/.044
The deadly life of logistics : mapping violence in global trade / Deborah Cowen. - [2014] - viii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the citizenship of stuff in the global social factory -- The revolution in logistics: "America's last dark continent" -- From national borders to global seams: the rise of supply chain security -- The labor of logistics: just-in-time jobs -- The geo-economics of piracy: the 'Somali pirate' and the remaking of international law -- Logistics cities: the "urban heart" of empire -- Conclusion: rough trade? Sex, death, and the queer 'nature' of circulation.
9780816680870 (hc : alk. paper)
2014002042
Transportation corridors--Political aspects.
Business logistics--Political aspects.
Trade routes--Security measures.
Freight and freightage--Security measures.
Cargo theft.
Piracy.
International trade--Political aspects.
Print books.
HE323 / .C69 2014
388/.044