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Cowen, Deborah.

The deadly life of logistics mapping the violence of global trade / [electronic resource] : Deborah Cowen. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

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.

ISBN: 9781452943183 1452943184

Subjects--Topical Terms:
International trade--Political aspects.
Piracy.
Cargo theft.
Freight and freightage--Security measures.
Trade routes--Security measures.
Business logistics--Political aspects.
Transportation corridors--Political aspects.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HE323 / .C69 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 388/.044