Handbook on Ocean Politics and Law

?This thorough compendium covers a wide range of ocean affairs topics including a global overview of the physical features of the oceans, a survey of international conferences on the law of the sea, living and nonliving resources of the ocean and their economic and political management, ocean environmental protection and pollution prevention, military uses of the ocean, navigation and transportation, and marine scientific research. A discussion of each topic is followed by a section on its significance, in which Wang, a professor of political science and author of Ocean Politics and Law: An Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1991), expresses his own opinions and summarizes those of other scholars. Numerous maps, figures, charts, and tables are included (not seen). Each chapter is followed by bibliographical references, and a select bibliography and seven appendixes appear at the end. As the only one on the topic, it would also be useful as a one-volume source for collections that do not own monographs on specific aspects of maritime law. Suitable for collections in marine affairs, marine science, political science, and law. Written with intelligence and clarity, this handbook should prove a useful addition to oceanography reference book collections.?-Library Journal Reference Book Review ?Written with intelligence and clarity, this handbook should prove a useful addition to oceanography reference book collections.?-Reference Book Review ""Written with intelligence and clarity, this handbook should prove a useful addition to oceanography reference book collections.""-Reference Book Review ""This thorough compendium covers a wide range of ocean affairs topics including a global overview of the physical features of the oceans, a survey of international conferences on the law of the sea, living and nonliving resources of the ocean and their economic and political management, ocean environmental protection and pollution prevention, military uses of the ocean, navigation and transportation, and marine scientific research. A discussion of each topic is followed by a section on its significance, in which Wang, a professor of political science and author of Ocean Politics and Law: An Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1991), expresses his own opinions and summarizes those of other scholars. Numerous maps, figures, charts, and tables are included (not seen). Each chapter is followed by bibliographical references, and a select bibliography and seven appendixes appear at the end. As the only one on the topic, it would also be useful as a one-volume source for collections that do not own monographs on specific aspects of maritime law. Suitable for collections in marine affairs, marine science, political science, and law. Written with intelligence and clarity, this handbook should prove a useful addition to oceanography reference book collections.""-Library Journal Reference Book Review