Ransom : the untold story of international kidnapping

Title
  1. Ransom : the untold story of international kidnapping / Ann Hagedorn Auerbach.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : Henry Holt, 1998.
Author
  1. Hagedorn, Ann.

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Description
  1. 481 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. In Ransom, Ann Hagedorn Auerbach explores two years in the high-stakes world of international kidnapping, beginning on July 4, 1995, when terrorists seized an American couple relaxing on the banks of a river in Kashmir.
  2. Seamlessly moving between this story and others, Auerbach provides the first inside look at the highly secretive world of private industry kidnap negotiators, the little-known international role of the FBI, the explosive controversies over ransoms and negotiations, and the ordeals of hostages of the 1990s.
  3. Exposing many never-before-reported facts culled from interviews worldwide, Auerbach shows how events in the post-Cold War era have compelled criminals, terrorists, former rebels, and even former soldiers to turn to kidnapping to make a living.
Subject
  1. Kidnapping
  2. Travelers > Crimes against
  3. Ransom
  4. Hostages
  5. International crimes
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.