The pirates of Somalia :inside their hidden world / Jay Bahadur.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: 300 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780307379061
  • 030737906X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.164096773 22
LOC classification:
  • DT403.2 .B34 2011
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Contents:
Prologue : where the white man runs away -- Boyah -- A short history of piracy -- Pirate lore -- Of pirates, coast guards, and fishermen -- Garaad -- Flower of paradise -- The land of Punt -- Momman -- The policemen of the sea -- The law of the sea -- Into the pirates' lair -- Pirate insider -- The cadet and the chief -- The freakonomics of piracy -- The road's end -- Epilogue : the problems of Puntland.
Summary: This riveting narrative examines the world of the Somalian pirates: how they live, the forces that have created piracy in Somalia, how they spend the ransom money, and how they deal with their hostages.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-287) and index.

Prologue : where the white man runs away -- Boyah -- A short history of piracy -- Pirate lore -- Of pirates, coast guards, and fishermen -- Garaad -- Flower of paradise -- The land of Punt -- Momman -- The policemen of the sea -- The law of the sea -- Into the pirates' lair -- Pirate insider -- The cadet and the chief -- The freakonomics of piracy -- The road's end -- Epilogue : the problems of Puntland.

This riveting narrative examines the world of the Somalian pirates: how they live, the forces that have created piracy in Somalia, how they spend the ransom money, and how they deal with their hostages.

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