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 -