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Piracy and Indian Ocean

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  • Edward A. Edward A. Alpers

    (Department of History, University of California)

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The current maritime crisis being caused by Somali piracy may be of recent origin, but the phenomenon of piracy in the Indian Ocean has ancient roots. In this paper I seek to place the recent Somali experience in this wider and deeper context, arguing that what is piracy to some, may be legitimate maritime action to others. I suggest that if piracy is often in the eyes of the beholder, for others it is a response to political and economic marginalization. At the same time, in some cases piracy becomes divorced from such sources of legitimization and those who practice maritime violence become simple outlaws.

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  • Edward A. Edward A. Alpers, 2011. "Piracy and Indian Ocean," Journal of African Development, African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA), vol. 13(1), pages 17-38.
    • Handle: RePEc:afe:journl:v:13:y:2011:i:1:p:17-38
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    Keywords

    Africa; Somali; Piracy;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • N00 - Economic History - - General - - - General
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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