. . "Piraterie maritime Asie orientale Histoire Congrès." . . "Pirates, ports, and coasts in Asia (Shanghai) (2005)" . . . "Zeerovers." . . "Sulu." . . "Merchant marine Asia History." . . "nias." . . "Piraterie maritime Extrême-Orient Histoire Congrès." . . "Ports." . . "Marine marchande Asie Histoire." . . "Organiseret kriminalitet" . . "Indischer Ozean." . . "Zeeroverij." . . "Piraterie maritime Asie 21e siècle." . . "Philippines." . . "Skibstransport" . . "Piracy History Asia." . . "piracy." . . "Piracy." . "East Asia." . . "Southeast Asia." . . "Geschichte 1780-2010." . . "Merchant marine." . . "China." . . "Merchant marine History Asia." . . "Malaysia." . . "levevilkår" . . "Asia." . . "history." . . "History." . "Vietnam." . . "Azië." . . "Azië" . "Marine marchande Asie du Sud-Est Histoire Congrès." . . "Seeräuberei." . . "Piracy Asia History." . . "Piraterie maritime Asie du Sud-Est Histoire Congrès." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Pirates, ports and coasts in Asia : historical and contemporary perspectives"@en . . . "Conference proceedings"@en . . . . . . . "Conference papers and proceedings" . . . . . . . . . "Historical and contemporary perspectives"@en . . "This is a study of maritime piracy from a historical perspective. One theme explored is the parallel between state formation processes and the role piracy or maritime violence placed in these developments. Another is the link between piracy and related forms of organized crime (smuggling of goods and people, drug trafficking, and hostage taking, etc.) which questions what is illegal and illicit in the transnational contexts in which pirates operate. Coastal zones have become highly desirable places, a circumstance which has transformed them into places subject to great social and ecological pressures. This book brings the relationship between pirates, ports, and coastal hinterlands into focus." . . . "Aufsatzsammlung" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Pirates, Ports and Coasts in Asia aims to fill in some of the historical gaps in the coverage of maritime piracy and armed robbery in Asia. The authors highlight a variety of activities ranging from raiding, destroying and pillaging coastal villages and capturing inhabitants to attacking and taking over vessels, robbing and then trading the cargo and its people. Generally speaking, what connects these activities is the fact that they are carried out at sea, often in the coastal inshore waters, by vessels attacking other vessels or raiding coastal settlements. Acts of maritime piracy cannot be."@en . . "Electronic books"@en . . "Pirates, Ports, and Coasts in Asia Historical and Contemporary Perspectives"@en . . . "History" . . . . "Pirates, ports, and coasts in Asia : historical and contemporary perspectives"@en . . "Pirates, ports, and coasts in Asia : historical and contemporary perspectives" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Piraterie maritime Asie Histoire." . . "Sabah." . . "Marine marchande Extrême-Orient Histoire Congrès." . . "konfliktområder" . . "Indonesia." . . "Military Science." . .