{"product_id":"homo-criminalis-mark-galeotti-9781529148237","title":"Homo Criminalis","description":"\u003cp\u003eA witty whistle-stop tour through organised crime across the centuries, by acclaimed historian and journalist Mark Galeotti, exploring how the underworld shapes our overworld, perfect for fans of Otto English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Glittering... the author's obvious enthusiasm for the subject is matched by impressive erudition' The Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The readable, scary, fun beach read of new crime literature' Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen does a bandit become a monarch? When does a gang become a government? And is organised crime at the heart of every modern state?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEntertaining, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Galeotti","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47635685900531,"sku":"9781529148237","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781529148237.jpg?v=1754942470","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/homo-criminalis-mark-galeotti-9781529148237","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}