HOMO CRIMINALIS

Glittering the author s obvious enthusiasm for the subject is matched by impressive erudition The Spectator The readable scary fun beach read of new crime literature Financial TimesWhen does a bandit become a monarch When does a gang become a government And is organised crime at the heart of every modern state On a thrilling whistle stop tour of how the world s criminal underbelly has shaped state making capitalism globalisation and all forms of so called legitimate power Homo Criminalis shows the emergence of modern society through the evolution of the underworld and its crimes From Chinese banditry and eighteenth century English tea smuggling to today s cocaine submarines and the high tech crimes of tomorrow this book shows us how the world s dark underbelly shapes us no matter how we try to outpace it Entertaining engaging and packed full of fascinating stories Homo Criminalis is a book for those who want to see our grand story of progress through the surprising and subversive new lens of organised crime