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List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Operational Definition of State Crime and the Criminology of State Crime The Nature of the State Why Study State Crime Contemporary Scholars'' View of State Crime The Composition of the State and Definition of State Crime Why Traditional Sociology and Criminology Ignored State Crime Criminology of State Crime Theories of State Crime Review Questions Notes Chapter 2 The Building Blocks of Eighteenth to Twenty-First Centuries'' State Crimes Introduction: The End of the Dark Ages and Its Aftermath Crimes of Medieval Roman Emperors as Stare Decisis of State Crimes of Modern Times The Roots of Modern State Crimes Review Questions Notes Chapter 3 Crimes of Colonization Remote Causes of Colonization The Process of Colonization The Building of a Totalitarian Unitary Government Monetary System and Migration Colonial Exploitation of Their Dependencies The Granting of Independence to Former Colonial Dependencies Emergence of Peonage and Slavery Trade Looting of Treasuries of Colonial Dependencies Neocolonialism and Instigation of Civil Wars Review Questions Notes Chapter 4 State Terrorism Definition State Terrorism in Ancient and Medieval Times Terrorism in the twentieth Century Theories of State Terrorism Domestic/National State Terrorism Political Party Terrorism International State Terrorism State-Sponsored Terrorism Review Questions Notes Chapter 5 State Genocide and War Crime