The deadly life of logistics mapping violence in global trade / Deborah Cowen.

Author/creator Cowen, Deborah
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2014]
Descriptionviii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014002042
ISBN9780816680870 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816680887 (pb : alk. paper)