Smuggler Nation is the first book that retells the story of America and its foreign relations as a series of intense battles over illicit trade. As Andreas argues in this fascinating and provocative account, clandestine commerce-and campaigns to suppress it-has played a vital but too often overlooked role in America's birth, economic and political development, and emergence as a global power.
Smuggler Nation is the first book that retells the story of America and its foreign relations as a series of intense battles over illicit trade. As Andreas argues in this fascinating and provocative account, clandestine commerce-and campaigns to suppress it-has played a vital but too often overlooked role in America's birth, economic and political development, and emergence as a global power.
Peter Andreas is a professor in the Department of Political Science and the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. He was previously an Academy Scholar at Harvard University, a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and an SSRC-MacArthur Foundation Fellow on International Peace and Security. Andreas has written numerous books, published widely in scholarly journals and policy magazines, presented Congressional testimony, written op-eds for major newspapers, and provided frequent media commentary.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Introduction: A Nation of Smugglers PART I. The Colonial Era 1. The Golden Age of Illicit Trade 2. The Smuggling Road to Revolution 3. The Smuggling War of Independence PART II. The Early Republic 4. Contraband and Embargo Busting in the New Nation 5. Traitorous Traders and Patriot Pirates 6. The Illicit Industrial Revolution PART III. Westward Expansion, Slavery, and the Civil War 7. Bootleggers and Fur Traders in Indian Country 8. Illicit Slavers and the Perpetuation of the Slave Trade 9. Blood Cotton and Blockade-Runners PART IV. The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era 10. Tariff Evaders and Enforcers 11. Sex, Smugglers, and Purity Crusaders 12. Coming to America Through the Backdoor 13. Rumrunners and Prohibitionists PART V. Into the Modern Age 14. America's Century-long Drug War 15. Border Wars and the Underside of Economic Integration 16. America and Illicit Globalization in the 21st Century Epilogue Notes Index
Preface Introduction: A Nation of Smugglers PART I. The Colonial Era 1. The Golden Age of Illicit Trade 2. The Smuggling Road to Revolution 3. The Smuggling War of Independence PART II. The Early Republic 4. Contraband and Embargo Busting in the New Nation 5. Traitorous Traders and Patriot Pirates 6. The Illicit Industrial Revolution PART III. Westward Expansion, Slavery, and the Civil War 7. Bootleggers and Fur Traders in Indian Country 8. Illicit Slavers and the Perpetuation of the Slave Trade 9. Blood Cotton and Blockade-Runners PART IV. The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era 10. Tariff Evaders and Enforcers 11. Sex, Smugglers, and Purity Crusaders 12. Coming to America Through the Backdoor 13. Rumrunners and Prohibitionists PART V. Into the Modern Age 14. America's Century-long Drug War 15. Border Wars and the Underside of Economic Integration 16. America and Illicit Globalization in the 21st Century Epilogue Notes Index
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