Oceans of Crime : Maritime Piracy and Transnational Security in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Liss, Carolin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Institue of Southeast Asian Studies, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Pirates.
Piracy.
Maritime terrorism.
Pirates > Bangladesh.
Terrorisme maritime > Bangladesh.
Pirates > Asie du Sud-Est.
Terrorisme maritime > Asie du Sud-Est.
Piracy > Bangladesh.
Maritime terrorism > Bangladesh.
Pirates > Southeast Asia.
Piracy > Southeast Asia.
Maritime terrorism > Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia.
Bangladesh.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (426 pages).
ISBN:9789814279437

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