Seaborne perils: piracy, maritime crime, and naval terrorism in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia

Historical piracy and its impact -- Early attempts to fight piracy -- Piracy during the Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War -- State-sponsored piracy in the Taiwan Straits -- The pirating of Vietnamese boat people -- Confronting maritime crime in Australian waters -- Twenty-first century high seas p...

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Main Author: Elleman, Bruce A. 1959- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham Boulder New York London Rowman & Littlefield [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Online Access: Table of Contents
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 9591
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Keywords:
Piracy > Africa
Piracy > Asia
Maritime terrorism > Africa
Maritime terrorism > Asia
Maritime terrorism
Piracy
Afrika > Südasien > Südostasien > Seeräuberei > Seeschifffahrt > Terrorismus
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Summary:Historical piracy and its impact -- Early attempts to fight piracy -- Piracy during the Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War -- State-sponsored piracy in the Taiwan Straits -- The pirating of Vietnamese boat people -- Confronting maritime crime in Australian waters -- Twenty-first century high seas piracy off of Somalia -- Maritime crime and piracy in Southeast Asia and the South China Sea -- Piracy and maritime terrorism -- Successes and failures of counter-piracy operations -- Conclusions: international piracy in the era of global maritime domain awareness
Item Description:Tabellen, Literaturverzeichnis Seite 233-239, Literaturhinweise
Physical Description:xiii, 257 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm
ISBN:9781442260184
9781442260191