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Air Piracy, Airport Security, and International Terrorism
Oliver P. St. John
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Description for Air Piracy, Airport Security, and International Terrorism
Hardcover. A survey of international air piracy and airline terrorism, this volume analyzes types of hijackers, offers advice for victims, discusses the politics of governments toward hijacking and describes the need for international co-operation to counter the danger. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV; JPWL; KNGV; KNSS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
As international terrorism has grown over the past decades, airlines and airports have become increasingly popular targets for violent attacks and hijackings. In this volume, Peter St. John provides a survey of international air piracy and airline terrorism, and of the ways airline professionals and governments are coping, or attempting to cope, with the crisis. St. John not only deals with the history, politics, psychology, and sociology of air piracy, but also provides an assessment of the threat to commercial aircraft and ways to counter the danger. The principal theme he develops is that security for airports and aircraft can ... Read more
As international terrorism has grown over the past decades, airlines and airports have become increasingly popular targets for violent attacks and hijackings. In this volume, Peter St. John provides a survey of international air piracy and airline terrorism, and of the ways airline professionals and governments are coping, or attempting to cope, with the crisis. St. John not only deals with the history, politics, psychology, and sociology of air piracy, but also provides an assessment of the threat to commercial aircraft and ways to counter the danger. The principal theme he develops is that security for airports and aircraft can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
311
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780899304137
SKU
V9780899304137
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About Oliver P. St. John
PETER ST. JOHN is Associate Professor of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba, where he specializes in intelligence, espionage, terrorism, and Middle East politics. He is the author of numerous articles and reviews, the editor of two books on Canadian foreign policy, and the director of the Counter-Terror Study Centre, an independent think-tank.
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