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International Crime in the 20th Century

The League of Nations Era, 1919-1939

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Paul Knepper

    1. University of Sheffield, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Paul Knepper
    Pages 1-8

  3. Worldwide Crime Wave

    • Paul Knepper
    Pages 9-32

  4. The International Underworld

    • Paul Knepper
    Pages 33-56

  5. International Crime Prevention

    • Paul Knepper
    Pages 57-85

  6. Traffic in Women

    • Paul Knepper
    Pages 86-113

  7. The Drug Trade

    • Paul Knepper
    Pages 114-139

  8. Political Murder and Terrorism

    • Paul Knepper
    Pages 140-165

  9. Conclusion

    • Paul Knepper
    Pages 166-173

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 174-234
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Between 1919 and 1939, crime received a prominent place on the international public agenda. This book explores the blueprint for twenty-first century international crime prevention - The League of Nations approach - which established institutions for confronting dangerous drugs, traffic in women and terrorist violence.

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  • University of Sheffield, UK

    Paul Knepper

About the author

PAUL KNEPPER is Reader in Criminology in the Department of Sociological Studies, and an Associate of the Centre for Criminological Research, at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has previously published The Invention of International Crime: A Global Issue in the Making, 1881-1914 (Palgrave, 2009). 

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