Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia: History, Causes and Remedies
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 981230407X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 172 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Excellent Introductory Book on the Subject Traveler2015 The author has done a great job linking historical and cultural influences on today's maritime security challenges. He points out that often the Western media (or Western historical documents and journals) will have a tendency to fit what they see into what they understand. For instance. piracy may not necessarily be the best description for some of the activities that occurred in the region during rapid European colonization and exploit
The depth and breadth of historical piracy help highlight causative factors of contemporary piracy, which are immersed in the socio-cultural matrix of maritime-oriented peoples to whom piracy is still a "thinkable" option. The threats to life and property posed by piracy are relatively low, but significant given the strategic nature of these waterways that link the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and because piracy is emblematic of broader issues of weak state control in the littoral states of the region. Maritime piracy will never be completely eliminated, but with a progressive economic and political agenda aimed at