The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world / Jay Bahadur.
2011
DT403.2 .B34 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world / Jay Bahadur.
Author
Bahadur, Jay.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN
9780307379061
030737906X
030737906X
Imprint
New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.
Language
English
Description
300 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number
DT403.2 .B34 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.164096773
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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Table of 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.
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.