Bibliograph

The pirates of Somalia, inside their hidden world, Jay Bahadur

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The pirates of Somalia, inside their hidden world, Jay Bahadur

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-287) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The pirates of Somalia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

707968449

Responsibility statement

Jay Bahadur

Sub title

inside their hidden world

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

Table Of Contents

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 -- Appendix 1 : Simplified Somali clan tree -- Appendix 2 : The Victoria gang -- Appendix 3 : Piracy timeline

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