Oceans of Crime : : Maritime Piracy and Transnational Security in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh / / Carolin Liss.
Southeast Asia and Bangladesh are at present global hot spots of pirate attacks on merchant vessels and fishing boats. This book explains why, and in what form, piracy still exists. It offers an integrated analysis of the root causes of piracy, linking declining fish stocks, organized crime networks...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2010] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- MAPS, TABLES, AND PHOTOS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Part I: Contemporary Piracy in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh -- 1. Pirate Attacks on Merchant Vessels in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh, 1980–2006 -- 2. Piracy and Fishers: Attacks on Small Craft in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh -- Part II: The Sea -- 3. The Fishing Industry -- 4. Merchant Shipping -- Part III: The Dark Side -- 5. Organized Crime -- 6. Terrorist and Guerrilla Movements -- Part IV: Counter-Forces -- 7. State Responses to Piracy -- 8. Privatizing the Fight against Piracy -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX 1 -- APPENDIX 2 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Summary: | Southeast Asia and Bangladesh are at present global hot spots of pirate attacks on merchant vessels and fishing boats. This book explains why, and in what form, piracy still exists. It offers an integrated analysis of the root causes of piracy, linking declining fish stocks, organized crime networks, radical politically motivated groups, the use of flags of convenience, the lack of state control over national territory, and the activities of private security companies, and identifies their wider security implications. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9789814279437 9783110649772 9783111024707 9783110663006 9783110606683 |
DOI: | 10.1355/9789814279437 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Carolin Liss. |