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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew PalmerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.712kg ISBN: 9781848856332ISBN 10: 1848856334 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 15 August 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsForeword by Major General Julian Thompson Introduction Chapter 1: Piracy: the Background Chapter 2: The Political Development of Somalia Chapter 3: Stateless Territories and Clandestine Networks Chapter 4: The Pirate Coast Chapter 5: The Geography of Piracy Chapter 6: Pirate Operations Chapter 7: The Impact on the Shipping Industry Chapter 8: Legal and Insurance Issues Chapter 9: Vessel Defence Chapter 10: Are there Answers?Reviews'This is a masterful tome, intellectually robust and commendably pragmatic. It should be on the required reading list of politicians, senior naval and military officers, legal advisors and shipping owners. If only they were better informed, we would strike a blow at this dreadful phenomenon.' - Commodore Pat Tyrrell, OBE 'This is a masterful tome, intellectually robust and commendably pragmatic. It should be on the required reading list of politicians, senior naval and military officers, legal advisors and shipping owners.' -Commodore Pat Tyrrell OBE Royal Navy 'Andrew Palmer has written the first, and so far only, book that gives an in-depth analysis of the modern scourge of piracy on the high seas.' - Major General Julian Thompson, from the foreword to this book 'The New Pirates will become the definitive work on the subject and be an invaluable intellectual asset for scholars, students and practitioners in Government and the armed services. The author has worked on anti-piracy programmes and is an acknowledged expert in encountering this threat to maritime security' -Professor Jack Spence OBE, King's College London 'This is a masterful tome, intellectually robust and commendably pragmatic. It should be on the required reading list of politicians, senior naval and military officers, legal advisors and shipping owners.' Commodore Pat Tyrrell OBE Royal Navy Author InformationAndrew Palmer studied History at Hull University and holds an MBA. He has wide-ranging business experience with major international groups in defence industries in the Middle East and in advising and providing technical training for combating international piracy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |