The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world / Jay Bahadur

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Vintage Books , 2012Edition: First Vintage Books editionDescription: 306 p. : illus. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780307476562
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.164 BAH
LOC classification:
  • DT403.2 .B34 2012
Contents:
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.
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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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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