Margins of the Market: Trafficking and Capitalism across the Arabian Sea (Volume 24) (California World History Library)

Trafficking occurs thousands of times each day at borders throughout the world, yet we've come to perceive it as something quite extraordinary. What is the relationship between trafficking and free trade? To answer this question, the author traces the hidden networks that operated across the Arabian Sea in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. What is the relationship between trafficking and free trade? Is trafficking the perfection or the perversion of free trade? Trafficking occurs thousands of times each day at borders throughout the world, yet we have come to perceive it as something quite extraordinary. How did this happen, and what role does trafficking play in capitalism? To answer these questions, Johan Mathew traces the hidden networks that operated across the Arabian Sea in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Following the entangled history of trafficking and capitalism, he explores how the Arabian Sea reveals the gaps that haunt political borders and undermine economic models. Ultimately, he shows how capitalism was forged at the margins of the free market, where governments intervened, and traffickers turned a profit What Is The Relationship Between Trafficking And Free Trade? Is Trafficking The Perfection Or A Perversion Of Free Trade? Trafficking Occurs Thousands Of Times Each Day At Borders Throughout The World, Yet We've Come To Perceive It As Something Quite Extraordinary. How Did This Happen, And What Role Does Trafficking Play In Capitalism? To Answer These Questions, Johan Mathew Traces The Hidden Networks That Operated Across The Arabian Sea In The Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries. Following The Entangled History Of Trafficking And Capitalism, He Explores How The Arabian Sea Reveals The Gaps That Haunt Political Borders And Undermine Economic Models. Ultimately, He Shows How Capitalism Around The Arabian Sea Was Forged At The Margins Of The Free Market, Where Governments Intervened And Traffickers Turned A Profit.--provided By Publisher. Commoditizing Transport -- Trafficking Labor -- Disarming Commerce -- Neutralizing Money -- Valorizing Markets. Johan Mathew. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 219-237) And Index. "What is the relationship between trafficking and free trade? Is trafficking the perfection or a perversion of free trade? Trafficking occurs thousands of times each day at borders throughout the world, yet we've come to perceive it as something quite extraordinary. How did this happen, and what role does trafficking play in capitalism? To answer these questions, Johan Mathew traces the hidden networks that operated across the Arabian Sea in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Following the entangled history of trafficking and capitalism, he explores how the Arabian Sea reveals the gaps that haunt political borders and undermine economic models. Ultimately, he shows how capitalism around the Arabian Sea was forged at the margins of the free market, where governments intervened and traffickers turned a profit." ... Provided by publisher CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTE ON TERMS AND TRANSLITERATION Introduction ONE. Commoditizing Transport TWO. Trafficking Labor THREE. Disarming Commerce FOUR. Neutralizing Money FIVE. Valorizing Markets Conclusion ABBREVIATIONS USED IN NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX THE CALIFORNIA WORLD HSITORY LIBRARY What is the relationship between trafficking and free trade? Is trafficking the perfection or the perversion of free trade? Following the entangled history of trafficking and capitalism, the author explores how the Arabian Sea reveals the gaps that haunt political borders and undermine economic models.