"The suppression of piracy and other forms of maritime violence was a keystone in the colonisation of Southeast Asia. Focusing on what was seen in the nineteenth century as the three most pirate-infested areas in the region--the Sulu Sea, the Strait of Malacca and Indochina--thi…
"The suppression of piracy and other forms of maritime violence was a keystone in the colonisation of Southeast Asia. Focusing on what was seen in the nineteenth century as the three most pirate-infested areas in the region--the Sulu Sea, the Strait of Malacca and Indochina--thi…
The suppression of piracy and other forms of maritime violence was a keystone in the colonisation of Southeast Asia. Focusing on what was seen in the nineteenth century as the three most pirate-infested areas in the region - the Sulu Sea, the Strait of Malacca and Indochina - th…
Maritime history tends to draw stark lines between legal and illegal trading practices, with the naval and commercial vessels of sovereign states on one side and rogue pirates and smugglers on the other. This book reveals how, in the centuries before the emergence of the nation-…
Merchants, pirates, and smugglers: criminalization, economics, and the transformatio…
by Lambert, Bart, Barros, Amandio, Baur, Kilian, Carr, Mike, Christ, Georg, Daniels, Tobias, Dartmann, Christoph, Kelleher, Marie, Krey, Alexander, Meichsner, Michael, Miranda, Flavio, Mozeijko, Beata, Sohmer Tai, Emily, Vognsen Hansen, Frederik
fromDiscourses of weakness and resource regimes
Maritime piracy continues to persist as a significant phenomenon, revealing a range of social, historical, geo-political, security, and economic issues. Today, the waters of Southeast Asia serve as the dominant region for the occurrence of piracy and the challenges it poses to r…
This riveting narrative examines the world of the Somalian pirates: how they live, the forces that have created piracy in Somalia, how they spend the ransom money, and how they deal with their hostages.
This collection of 14 articles deals with varied aspects of modern-day piracy--its history, the economic causes of piracy, and how to deal with it.
This collection of 14 articles deals with varied aspects of modern-day piracy--its history, the economic causes of piracy, and how to deal with it.
This collection of 14 articles deals with varied aspects of modern-day piracy--its history, the economic causes of piracy, and how to deal with it.
"Since 2008 increasing pirate activities in Somalia, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indian Ocean have once again drawn the international community's attention to piracy and armed robbery at sea. States are resolved to repress these impediments to the free flow of trade and navigation…