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Record Nr.

UNINA9910407709203321

Autore

Weigand Florian

Titolo

Conflict and transnational crime : borders, bullets & business in southeast Asia / / Florian Weigand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Northampton : , : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-78990-520-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Disciplina

364.135

Soggetti

Transnational crime

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Underground struggle and licence to smuggle: The Thailand-Malaysia border region -- 3. Meth and militias: The Myanmar-China border region -- 4. International crisis and instant coffee: The Bangladesh-Myanmar border region -- 5. Rice and ransoms: The Indonesia-Philippines-Malaysia border region -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Exploring the links between armed conflict and transnational crime, Florian Weigand builds on in-depth empirical research into some of Southeast Asia's murkiest borders. The disparate voices of drug traffickers, rebel fighters, government officials and victims of armed conflict are heard in Conflict and Transnational Crime, exploring perspectives that have been previously disregarded in understanding the field. Weigand's nuanced comparative analysis of four border regions in Southeast Asia counters the stereotypical view that conflict zones are lawless areas in which all kinds of criminal activities flourish. Chapters illustrate the logic that determines the relationship between armed conflict and transnational crime. Further, the book analyses how smuggling economies function in conflict zones, explaining why some rebel groups are involved in the smuggling economy more than others, and why state actors actually play a much more crucial role. This crucial study will be a compelling read for international relations, political sociology and development studies scholars. The in-depth analysis of real-life situations will also greatly benefit policy-makers and aid organisations looking to better support areas at the heart of conflict



and transnational crime"--

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969949703321

Titolo

Public violence in Islamic societies : power, discipline, and the construction of the public sphere, 7th-9th centuries CE / / edited by Christian Lange and Maribel Fierro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2009

ISBN

9786612703089

9780748653164

0748653163

9781282703087

1282703080

9780748637331

0748637338

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 304 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

BE 8660

Altri autori (Persone)

LangeChristian <1975->

FierroMa. Isabel (María Isabel)

Disciplina

306.6091767

Soggetti

Violence - Islamic countries

Violence - Islamic countries - Public opinion

Public opinion - Islamic countries

Muslims - Social conditions

Islam and social problems

Islamic countries Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I -- Public violence and the construction of the public sphere -- Part II -- ritual dimensions of violence -- Part III -- Representations of public violence.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume explores the use of violence in the construction of Islamic public and private spheres.  It contributes to the growing interest in the vital question of Muslim attitudes towards violence. Editors blurb: This



volume offers the first hitherto available overview of the role of public violence in the history of Muslim societies. Islam is often perceived as a civilization breeding violence toward the outside. To counter such negative stereotypes, the approach of this volume is to stress the nature of violence as a means of political dominion. The volume demonstrates the diversity of attitudes toward violence within Muslim societies and thus helps to overcome essentialist assumptions about Islamic violence.