In this lively book, Alan L. Karras traces the history of smuggling around the world and explores all aspects of this pervasive and enduring crime. Through a compelling set of cases drawn from a rich array of historical and contemporary sources, Karras shows how smuggling of every conceivable good has flourished in every place, at every time. Significantly, Karras draws a clear distinction between smugglers and their more popular criminal cousins, pirates, who operated in the open with a type of violence that was nearly always shunned by smugglers. Explaining the divergence between the two groups, the book illustrates both crossovers and differences. At the same time, states and empires tolerated smuggling since eliminating smuggling was a sure route to a disgruntled and disorderly citizenry, and governments required order to remain in power. As a result, smuggling allowed individuals to negotiate an unstated social contract that minimized the role of government in their lives. Thus, Karras provocatively argues that smuggling was, and is, tightly woven into an uneasy relationship among governments, taxation, citizenship, and corruption. Bringing smugglers and smuggling to life, this book provides a fascinating exploration for all readers interested in crime and corruption throughout modern history.
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引用十分全面，关于走私的论述虽然不新颖，但也值得我用在这上面的阅读时间。虽然角度不是很经济，也不是很历史，读起来故事性也有待提高，有点杂学的感觉。但鉴于走私这件事可参考资料之少，这本书已经很好了。读完的感觉就是，走私充当了社会生活润滑剂，但从不同专业视角来...
评分引用十分全面，关于走私的论述虽然不新颖，但也值得我用在这上面的阅读时间。虽然角度不是很经济，也不是很历史，读起来故事性也有待提高，有点杂学的感觉。但鉴于走私这件事可参考资料之少，这本书已经很好了。读完的感觉就是，走私充当了社会生活润滑剂，但从不同专业视角来...
评分引用十分全面，关于走私的论述虽然不新颖，但也值得我用在这上面的阅读时间。虽然角度不是很经济，也不是很历史，读起来故事性也有待提高，有点杂学的感觉。但鉴于走私这件事可参考资料之少，这本书已经很好了。读完的感觉就是，走私充当了社会生活润滑剂，但从不同专业视角来...
评分引用十分全面，关于走私的论述虽然不新颖，但也值得我用在这上面的阅读时间。虽然角度不是很经济，也不是很历史，读起来故事性也有待提高，有点杂学的感觉。但鉴于走私这件事可参考资料之少，这本书已经很好了。读完的感觉就是，走私充当了社会生活润滑剂，但从不同专业视角来...
评分引用十分全面，关于走私的论述虽然不新颖，但也值得我用在这上面的阅读时间。虽然角度不是很经济，也不是很历史，读起来故事性也有待提高，有点杂学的感觉。但鉴于走私这件事可参考资料之少，这本书已经很好了。读完的感觉就是，走私充当了社会生活润滑剂，但从不同专业视角来...
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