The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world
Bahadur, Jay
The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world / Jay Bahadur - First Vintage Books edition - New York : Vintage Books , 2012 - 306 p. : illus. ; 21 cm
Updated and revised.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.
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.
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.
9780307476562
2012532030
Bahadur, Jay----Travel----Somalia----Puntland
Pirates
Piracy----Somalia----21st Century
Hijacking of ships
Puntland (Somalia)----Economic conditions
Somalia----Politics and government----1991 -
DT403.2 / .B34 2012
364.164 BAH
The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world / Jay Bahadur - First Vintage Books edition - New York : Vintage Books , 2012 - 306 p. : illus. ; 21 cm
Updated and revised.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.
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.
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.
9780307476562
2012532030
Bahadur, Jay----Travel----Somalia----Puntland
Pirates
Piracy----Somalia----21st Century
Hijacking of ships
Puntland (Somalia)----Economic conditions
Somalia----Politics and government----1991 -
DT403.2 / .B34 2012
364.164 BAH
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