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Pirates in Paradise - A Modern History of Southeast Asia's Maritime Marauders (Paperback)
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Pirates in Paradise - A Modern History of Southeast Asia's Maritime Marauders (Paperback)
Series: NIAS Monograph Series, No. 101
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Southeast Asia contains some of the world's busiest shipping
waters, particularly the Indonesian archipelago, the Straits of
Malacca and South China Sea. The natural geography and human
ecology of maritime Southeast Asia makes the area particularly apt
for piracy. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that these waters are
also the world's most pirate-infested, accounting for over a third
of the total number of pirate attacks world-wide. The figures have
increased in recent years, as transnationally organized crime
syndicates have extended their activities in the area. Meanwhile,
the capacity of the state authorities in the region to suppress
piracy appears to have declined, fuelling suspicions that sections
of the maritime authorities are colluding with some of the
organized pirate gangs that they are supposed to be combating. Not
surprisingly, piracy has a long history in the region, and in
several instances during the last 250 years, pirates have disrupted
peaceful trade and communications. This text traces the shifting
character and development of Southeast Asian piracy from the 18th
century to the present day, demonstrating how political, economic,
social and technological factors have contributed to change - but
have by no means exterminated - the phenomenon.
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