The New Pirates: Modern Global Piracy from Somalia to the South China Sea
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1. Verfasser: Palmer, Andrew (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London I.B.Tauris 2014
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Piracy: The Background; 2 The Political Development of Somalia; 3 Stateless Territories and Clandestine Networks; 4 The Pirate Coast; 5 The Geography of Piracy; 6 Pirate Operations; 7 The Impact on the Shipping Industry; 8 Legal and Insurance Issues; 9 Vessel Defence; 10 Are There Answers?; Notes; Bibliography; Back Cover
Piracy is a significant global threat to international sea-borne trade - the life-blood of modern industrial economies and vital for world economic survival. The pirates of today are constantly in the world's news media, preying on private and merchant shipping from small, high-speed vessels. Andrew Palmer here provides the historical background to the new piracy, its impact on the shipping and insurance industries and also considers the role of international bodies like the UN and the International Maritime Bureau, international law and the development of advanced naval and military measures
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (645 p.)
ISBN:0857734938
9780857734938

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