The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world / Jay Bahadur.
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TextEdition: First Vintage Books edition, Updated and revisedDescription: 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmISBN: - 9780307476562 (pbk.)
- 364.16/4 23
- DT403.2 .B34 2012
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| DT386 .P36 1996 Ethiopia photographed : historic photographs of the country and its people taken between 1867 and 1935 / | DT390.G2 L44 2000 Democracy | DT390.G2 L44 2000 Democracy | DT403.2 .B34 2012 The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world / | DT403.25 .S26 1991 Somalia : a nation in turmoil / | DT403.25 .S26 1991 Somalia : a nation in turmoil / | DT407 .H45 2006 Building the Peace: Experiences and reflections of collaborative Peacebilding: The Case of Somalia |
Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.
"Updated and revised"--Cover.
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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