Seeing Like a Smuggler: Borders from Below

Stories of smuggling as acts of resistance and decolonization.

'This conceptually vivid book refreshes our vision' — Ruth Wilson Gilmore

The word smuggler often unleashes a simplified, negative image painted by the media and the authorities. Such state—centric perspectives hide many social, political, and economic relations generated by smuggling. This book looks at the practice through the eyes of the smugglers, revealing how their work can be productive, subversive, and deeply sociopoliti...