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.

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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