Title No man's land : globalization, territory, and clandestine groups in Southeast Asia / Justin V. Hastings

Published Ithaca [N.Y.] ; London : Cornell University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 256 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Cornell paperbacks Cornell paperbacks. Contents Territory and the ideas of clandestine transnational organizations -- Territory, politics, and the technologies of globalization -- The rise of Jemaah Islamiyah, 1985-1999 -- The decline of Jemaah Islamiyah, 1999-2009 -- The plots of Jemaah Islamiyah -- Gerakan Aceh Merdeka -- Transnational criminal organizations in Southeast Asia -- Fluidity and rigidity in clandestine transnational organizations Summary "Engaging and accessible, No Man's Land is a fascinating book on extremely timely and important topicsùterrorism, insurgency, and cross-border crime."ùPeter Andreas, Brown University, author of Blue Helmets and Black Markets and coeditor of Sex, Drugs, and Body Counts "No Man's Land is a useful and original contribution to the literature on terrorism from the perspective of political geography. It provides a different perspective' from mainstream terrorism and strategic studies and gives a useful counter to the sometimes-bloated claims of the advocates of globalization. Just as realists in International Relations argue that globalization has not meant the end of the state, Justin V. Hastings makes a compelling argument that territory matters and that it is no passe, despite the emergence of the global interlinked economy."ùAndrew T.H. Tan, Convenor for International Studies, University of New South Wales The increased ability of clandestine groups to operate with little regard for borders or geography is often taken to be one of the dark consequences of a brave new globalized world. Yet even for terrorists and smugglers, the world is not flat; states exert formidable control over the technologies of globalization, and difficult terrain poses many of the same problems today as it has throughout human history. In No Man' Land, Justin V. Hastings examines the complex relationship that illicit groups have with modern technologyùand how and when geography still matters Based on often difficult fieldwork in Southeast Asia, Hastings traces the logistics networks, command and control structures, and training programs of three distinct clandestine organizations: the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah, the insurgent Free Aceh Movement, and organized criminals in the form of smugglers and maritime pirates Hastings also compares the experiences of these groups to others outside Southeast Asia, including al-Qaeda, the Tamil Tigers, and the Somali pirates. --Book Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Jemaah Islamiyah (Organization) Gerakan Aceh Merdeka. SUBJECT Gerakan Aceh Merdeka fast Jemaah Islamiyah (Organization) fast Subject Terrorism -- Southeast Asia Secret societies -- Southeast Asia Transnational crime -- Southeast Asia Human territoriality -- Southeast Asia POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International) Human territoriality Secret societies Terrorism Transnational crime Terrorism -- Sydostasien. Hemliga sällskap -- Sydostasien. Gränsöverskridande brottslighet. Revirtänkande -- Sydostasien. Southeast Asia Form Electronic book ISBN 9780801462221 0801462223

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