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Carolyn Nordstrom

Carolyn Nordstrom is professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame and author, most recently, of Global Outlaws (California, 2007).

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Extra-Legality

A large, sinister pair of eyes stares out from the cover of the February 2011 Wired magazine, above the heading “The Underworld Exposed.” The rest of the face is darkened, melding with the shadows. At the top of the shadows reside the words “Counterfeit Ferraris, Sex Syndicates, Darknets, Secret Soc

Carolyn Nordstrom • 11 min read