Captured at sea: piracy and protection in the Indian Ocean

How is it possible for six men to take a Liberian-flagged oil tanker hostage and negotiate a huge pay out for the return of its crew and 2.2 million barrels of crude oil? In his gripping new book, Jatin Dua answers this question by exploring the unprecedented upsurge in maritime piracy off the coast...

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Autor principal: Dua, Jatin (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California University of California Press [2019]
En: Atelier (3)
Año: 2019
Acceso en línea: Índice
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Sumario:How is it possible for six men to take a Liberian-flagged oil tanker hostage and negotiate a huge pay out for the return of its crew and 2.2 million barrels of crude oil? In his gripping new book, Jatin Dua answers this question by exploring the unprecedented upsurge in maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia in the twenty-first century. Taking the reader inside pirate communities in Somalia, onboard multinational container ships, and within insurance offices in London, Dua connects modern day pirates to longer histories of trade and disputes over protection. In our increasingly technological world, maritime piracy represents not only an interruption, but an attempt to insert oneself within the world of oceanic trade. Captured at Sea moves beyond the binaries of legal and illegal to illustrate how the seas continue to be key sites of global regulation, connectivity, and commerce today.
Notas:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 199-220, Register
Descripción Física:xvii, 240 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Diagramme
ISBN:9780520305205
0520305205
9780520305199
0520305191
9780520973299