The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world /
Jay Bahadur.
- 1st U.S. ed.
- New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.
- 300 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-287) and index.
Prologue : where the white man runs away -- 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 -- Epilogue : the problems of Puntland.
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--Somalia--21st century. Piracy--Somalia--21st century. Hijacking of ships--Somalia--21st century.
Puntland (Somalia)--Economic conditions. Somalia--Politics and government--1991-