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Piracy Today : Fighting Villainy on the High Seas by John C. Payne (2010, HC NEW
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- Condition
- Subjects
- History & Military
- ISBN
- 9781574092912
- Book Title
- Piracy Today : Fighting Villainy on the High Seas
- Publisher
- Sheridan House, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Law, Transportation, Business & Economics, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Boating, Navigation, Criminal Law / General, Industries / Transportation
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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In this eye-opening account, respected author and seaman John C. Payne lifts the veil on modern piracy, detailing hundreds of very real and frightening accounts up until now. The recent hijacking of the Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates merely brought worldwide attention to an issue that has been simmering for years.
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Publisher
Sheridan House, Incorporated
ISBN-10
157409291x
ISBN-13
9781574092912
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038460755
Product Key Features
Book Title
Piracy Today : Fighting Villainy on the High Seas
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Boating, Navigation, Criminal Law / General, Industries / Transportation
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Law, Transportation, Business & Economics, Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Pirates are an age-old menace. They are also a useful index of the advance and decline of civilization. Sea-roving brigands infested the waters of the ancient world until the Roman Empire stamped them out. With the fall of Rome and the onset of the Dark Ages the pirates returned. They thrived for centuries with the connivance of England's Queen Elizabeth I and other monarchs who were willing to tolerate a level of disorder and barbarism if it meant that hired privateers like Francis Drake would cut them in on the loot. Then in the 1800s the British Royal Navy, with help from the Americans, shut down piracy's perennial havens, including the Barbary Coast, the Horn of Africa and the Malacca Straits. For almost 100 years pirates survived only in children's literature and the movies. Now pirates are back, driving speed boats and armed with cellphones and AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades. These modern Blackbeards are the detritus of Third World failed states, empowered by a declining U.S. Navy presence since the Cold War and an international community that has lost interest in enforcing the laws of the civilized sea. Today, as in medieval times, travelers and businessmen and especially cargo ships are learning that after they set sail they'd better watch their backs. John C. Payne's Piracy Today ... will help them chart a safe course and remind them of what happens if they don't. Mr. Payne's comprehensive survey looks at piracy as an international phenomenon that includes places such as Nigeria and Brazil little covered by the media.
Lccn
2009-050621
Age Range
15-Up
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
364.16/4
Lc Classification Number
G535.P39 2010
Copyright Date
2010
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