This work by Prof. Munadjat Danusaputro examines the marine environment of South-East Asia within the context of international environmental law and regional cooperation. Presented during the 21st Regular Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the 1955 Asian-African Conference, the book discusses ecological challenges, legal framewo…
The Lusitania Disaster examines the dramatic sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915 and its far-reaching effects on international diplomacy and modern warfare. Thomas A. Bailey and Paul B. Ryan analyze political, military, and intelligence factors surrounding the tragedy, revealing how the incident influenced U.S.–German relations and contributed to shifti…
The Battle of the Atlantic recounts the longest and one of the most crucial campaigns of World War II—the struggle for control of the Atlantic sea lanes. Written by Barrie Pitt with the editors of Time-Life Books, the volume examines the intense conflict between German U-boats and Allied naval and air forces as they fought to secure vital supply routes between North America and Europe. The bo…
This landmark book is the first to focus on contemporary women seafarers at a global level. It addresses a host of issues surrounding the working conditions and welfare of women, from both developed and developing countries, employed aboard the world's merchant and passenger ships. Drawing on extensive research commissioned by the ILO, the book considers women's participation levels in the indu…
This book countains: the development of seabed politics until 1958, the first and second United Nations conferences on the law of the sea, etc.
This is an account of Japan's submarine war against Australia during 1942-44. It is a story of a campaign which was far more serious and extensive than anyone in Australia knew at the time. Nearly 40 war patrols were made to Australian waters: Sydney was attacked by midget submarines, Sydney and Newcastle were shelled, spy planes flew over Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, 17 ships were sunk off th…
The Indonesia Dive Directory is the answer for every passionate scuba driver, underwater photographer, sea lover, and traveler planning a dive trip to the country. This book is an illustrated and informative directory containing data and information on Indonesian dive sites collected by professional divers with thousands of logged dives.
This volume collects a number of essays and articles from about twenty experts in various fields connected to marine environmental issues. These essays were first presented at the XXVIII Pacem in Maribus Conference held in December 2000, at the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany. The purpose of the Conference was to enhance awareness of the European public, gov…
Dengan kekayaan sumber daya alam yang melimpah ruah ini harusnya kita menjadi negara yang berkecukupan, bahkan lebih dari itu. Laut yang terhampar dari sabang sampai merauke tidak akan kita temui di dunia manapun selain di negeri zamrud khatulistiwa ini. Namun oleh karena hasrat kepentingan kelompok dan ketimpangan kebijakan serta minusnya moralitas politik maka yang terjadi adalah kemiskinan d…
Annotation Developments in the Arctic region are increasingly part of international discussion. The book contains a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the current problems around marine scientific research in the Arctic region. It combines scientific, legal and policy aspects. The main questions addressed are: ongoing and future Arctic marine research, marine research in the Arctic…