The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade by Deborah Cowen

Description: The Deadly Life of Logistics by Deborah Cowen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In a world in which global trade is at risk, where warehouses and airports, shipping lanes and seaports try to guard against the likes of Al Qaeda and Somali pirates, and natural disaster can disrupt the flow of goods, even our "stuff" has a political life. The high stakes of logistics are not surprising, Deborah Cowen reveals, if we understand its genesis in war.In "The Deadly Life of Logistics," Cowen traces the art and science of logistics over the last sixty years, from the battlefield to the boardroom and back again. Focusing on choke points such as national borders, zones of piracy, blockades, and cities, she tracks contemporary efforts to keep goods circulating and brings to light the collective violence these efforts produce. She investigates how the old military art of logistics played a critical role in the making of the global economic order--not simply the globalization of production, but the invention of the supply chain and the reorganization of national economies into transnational systems. While reshaping the world of production and distribution, logistics is also actively reconfiguring global maps of security and citizenship, a phenomenon Cowen charts through the rise of supply chain security, with its challenge to long-standing notions of state sovereignty and border management.Though the object of corporate and governmental logistical efforts is commodity supply, "The Deadly Life of Logistics" demonstrates that they are deeply political--and, considered in the context of the long history of logistics, deeply indebted to the practice of war. Author Biography Deborah Cowen is associate professor of geography at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Military Workfare: The Soldier and Social Citizenship in Canada. Details ISBN 0816680884 ISBN-13 9780816680887 Title The Deadly Life of Logistics Author Deborah Cowen Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 328 Publisher University of Minnesota Press GE_Item_ID:161720082; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9780816680887

Book Title: The Deadly Life of Logistics

Number of Pages: 328 Pages

Publication Name: Deadly Life of Logistics : Mapping Violence in Global Trade

Language: English

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Publication Year: 2014

Item Height: 1.5 in

Subject: International / Economics, Globalization, Human Services, International Relations / General, Commerce, Maritime History & Piracy, Criminology, Industries / Transportation

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 12.2 Oz

Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History

Item Length: 8.5 in

Author: Deborah Cowen

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback