The New Pirates: Modern Global Piracy from Somalia to the South China Sea

by Andrew Palmer

Piracy is a significant global threat to international sea-borne trade - the life-blood of modern industrial economies and vital for world economic survival. The pirates of today are constantly in the world's news media, preying on private and merchant shipping from small, high-speed vessels. Andrew Palmer here provides the historical background to the new piracy, its impact on the shipping and insurance industries and also considers the role of international...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848856334
• ISBN13: 9781848856332
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"