Year: 2011 Language: english Author: David F. Marley Genre: Handbook Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC ISBN: 978–1–59884–434–4 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 308 Description: This reference text explains what modern piracy is, where and why it happens, and what measures are being taken to combat it. While piracy today typically occurs in specific areas—such as Somalia and Southeast Asia—a single pirate attack can involve and affect many different countries. For example, a supertanker traveling in the South China Sea might be owned by a Saudi Arabian oil company, built in South Korea, registered in Liberia, captained by an Italian, and crewed by Filipinos. And, as reports of attacks on commercial vessels and cruise liners become more common, the topic of modern piracy receives ever-increasing international scrutiny. Features: - Documents important resolutions and laws from the United Nations and European Union as well as U.S. policy statements regarding piracy - Features charts and tables that provide at-a-glance statistical information on pirate attacks, as well as data on factors that contribute to piracy - A resources chapter provides an annotated print and electronic bibliography organized by subject (e.g., international law, Somalia and the Horn of Africa, and the Mersk Alabama incident) - Presents a glossary of short definitions of unfamiliar terms Highlights: - Explains crucial but convoluted topics such as international law and global trade patterns in accessible, easy-to-understand language - Examines the causes and effects of modern piracy throughout the world over the last few decades - Helps readers comprehend piracy within the larger economic and geopolitical contexts that influence other important present-day issues - Offers coverage appropriate for both high school and college-level students
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Modern Piracy: A Reference Handbook
Language: english
Author: David F. Marley
Genre: Handbook
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
ISBN: 978–1–59884–434–4
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 308
Description: This reference text explains what modern piracy is, where and why it happens, and what measures are being taken to combat it. While piracy today typically occurs in specific areas—such as Somalia and Southeast Asia—a single pirate attack can involve and affect many different countries. For example, a supertanker traveling in the South China Sea might be owned by a Saudi Arabian oil company, built in South Korea, registered in Liberia, captained by an Italian, and crewed by Filipinos. And, as reports of attacks on commercial vessels and cruise liners become more common, the topic of modern piracy receives ever-increasing international scrutiny.
Features:
- Documents important resolutions and laws from the United Nations and European Union as well as U.S. policy statements regarding piracy
- Features charts and tables that provide at-a-glance statistical information on pirate attacks, as well as data on factors that contribute to piracy
- A resources chapter provides an annotated print and electronic bibliography organized by subject (e.g., international law, Somalia and the Horn of Africa, and the Mersk Alabama incident)
- Presents a glossary of short definitions of unfamiliar terms
Highlights:
- Explains crucial but convoluted topics such as international law and global trade patterns in accessible, easy-to-understand language
- Examines the causes and effects of modern piracy throughout the world over the last few decades
- Helps readers comprehend piracy within the larger economic and geopolitical contexts that influence other important present-day issues
- Offers coverage appropriate for both high school and college-level students
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