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cover of episode Deborah Cowen, “The Deadly Life of Logistics” (University of Minnesota Press, 2014)

Deborah Cowen, “The Deadly Life of Logistics” (University of Minnesota Press, 2014)

2015/5/9
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Our guest today tells us that the seemingly straightforward field of logistics lies at the heart of contemporary globalization, imperialism, and economic inequality. Listen to Deb Cowen), the author of The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade) (University of Minnesota Press, 2014), discuss how the field of logistics reshaped global capitalism, undermined worker power, and even transformed how we think about life and death.

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