The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world / Jay Bahadur
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Vintage Books , 2012Edition: First Vintage Books editionDescription: 306 p. : illus. ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780307476562
- 364.164 BAH
- DT403.2 .B34 2012
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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.
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