Kidnap : inside the ransom business / Anja Shortland.
| Author/creator |
Shortland, Anja author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2019 |
| Description | xiv, 249 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Abstract | Ransom is a lucrative but very tricky business. Based on in-depth interviews with experts, this book provides an economic analysis of how the trade in hostages works, and uncovers an intricate and powerful private governance system ordering transactions between the legal and the criminal economies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780198815471 hardback |
| ISBN | 0198815476 hardback |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6595 .S56 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |