{"product_id":"seaborne-perils-9781442260191","title":"Seaborne Perils","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive survey of historical and contemporary issues related to maritime crime and piracy, with a special focus on Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, explains why piracy is a growing problem and how it affects security policy making in the United States.Here, piracy is defined as taking place on the high seas, while maritime crime takes place within a country''s territorial waters. Seaborne terrorism may occur in either one of these maritime zones. Maritime piracy can be divided into several categories, from pirates robbing a ship or its crew of petty items while at sea to taking a ship''s cargo and taking control of a vessel, reflagging it, and then using this captured ship to smuggle drugs, transport illegal immigrants, or conduct further acts of piracy. This is the most dangerous, not only because pirates can use a captured ship to carry out more raids, but also because they can use the ship''s identity papers to transport goods and weaponspotentially WMDsinto otherw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruce Elleman is a formidable scholar whose work has always brought together deep historical understanding and contemporary topicality. In focusing on the vital and neglected area of contextualised approaches to suppression of piracy as a threat to the security of the maritime commons, his latest work fills a gap in the literature of both maritime power and the Indo-Pacific region. -- James A. Kelly, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian affairs\u003cbr\u003eGiven the importance and value of international maritime trade, it is perhaps surprising that more academics have not turned to this subject in the past. This book is, therefore, a valuable addition to the maritime security studies field. For readers with a more regional focus, the inclusion of case studies from China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia and, most obviously, the Malacca Straits area, will add fresh perspectives to familiar problems. * Asian Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Defining Piracy, Maritime Crime, and Seaborne Terrorism 1. Historical Piracy and its Impact  2. Early Attempts to Halt Piracy  3. The Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War  4. Post-War Piracy in Southeast and East Asia  5. The Looting and Rape of Vietnamese Boat People  6. Confronting Maritime Crime in Australian Waters  7. Twenty-First Century High Seas Piracy off of Somalia  8. Maritime Crime and Piracy in the Malacca Strait  9. Contemporary Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships  10. Success and Failures of Counter-Piracy Operations 11. The Threat of Seaborne Terrorism  12. Conclusions: International Piracy in the Era of Maritime Domain Awareness  Bibliography  Chapter Summaries Following the Introduction, Chapter 1 examines historical piracy and its impact on global trade, in particular in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Caribbean.  Chapter 2 then focuses on early European and American attempts to halt piracy. These policies were so successful that it was once thought global piracy could be completely eliminated.  Chapter 3 turns to Asia, which has seen a huge rise in piracy and maritime crime over the past few decades. A historical examination of the Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War shows how European intervention during the 19th century attempted to curtail piracy off the China coast. Chapter 4 takes the story up through World War II by examining the post-war resurgence of piracy in Southeast and East Asia, in particular as a consequence of European decolonization. Chapter 5 focuses on one of the most horrific of the Southeast Asian cases, the looting and rape of Vietnamese boat people. Pirates preyed on fleeing Vietnamese not only for their money, but in an effort—often state-supported or at the very least ignored by local governments—to dissuade refugees from coming to their shores. Chapter 6 moves further south and evaluates Australian efforts to confront maritime crime in its waters.  After summarizing historical cases, Chapter 7 turns to twenty-first century high seas piracy off of Somalia, while Chapter 8 examines maritime crime and piracy in the Malacca Strait. This leads to Chapter 9's discussion of contemporary piracy and armed robbery against ships and to Chapter 10's discussion of the success and failures of counter-piracy operations. To date, there have been few documented cases of maritime terrorism, but the possibility of such attacks exists. Chapter 11 examines the threat of seaborne terrorism, focusing on possible locations, terrorist groups that might be capable of turning to the sea to carry out attacks, and what global navies are currently doing to counter these possibilities. Rebel groups often smuggle high-value goods, such as drugs or diamonds, to fund their operations. This chapter therefore also discusses cases where insurgencies have turned to the sea to raise funds, and how this trend might lead to future cases of seaborne terrorism. Chapter 12 summarizes the book's findings, plus discusses in greater detail how the international community is dealing with the threat of piracy through the adoption of even greater Maritime Domain Awareness, as indicated by the widespread adoption of the ISPS Code, SUA Convention, and long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) of ships.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039966560599,"sku":"9781442260191","price":32.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442260191.jpg?v=1750945378","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/seaborne-perils-9781442260191","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}