Secret trades, porous borders : smuggling and states along a Southeast Asian frontier, 1865-1915 / Eric Tagliacozzo.

Author/creator Tagliacozzo, Eric
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxvi, 437 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Smuggling--Southeast Asia. --History.
Drug traffic--Southeast Asia. --History.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting--Southeast Asia. --History.
Illegal arms transfers--Southeast Asia. --History.
Southeast Asia--Commerce. --History.
Southeast Asia--Boundaries. --History.
Great Britain--Colonies. --Asia. --History.
Netherlands--Colonies. --Asia. --History. --19th century.

Contents Building the frontier : drawing lines in physical space -- Mapping the frontier -- Enforcing the frontier -- Strengthening the frontier -- The specter of violence -- "foreign Asians" on the frontier -- The indigenous threat -- The smuggling of narcotics -- Counterfeiters across the frontier -- Illicit human cargoes -- Munitions and borders : arms in context -- Praxis and evasion : arms in motion -- Contraband and the junk Kim Ban An -- Worlds of illegality, 1873-99.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 377-415) and index.
LCCN 2004027957
ISBN0300089686 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HJ7049.8.Z5 T34 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold