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Author Bahadur, Jay.

Title The pirates of Somalia [OverDrive/Libby electronic resource] inside their hidden world / Jay Bahadur.

Edition First U.S. edition.
Publication Info. New York : Pantheon Books, [2011]
©2011
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Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1520140~S1
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Description 1 online resource (300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
Subject Bahadur, Jay -- Travel -- Somalia -- Puntland.
Pirates -- Somalia -- 21st century.
Piracy -- Somalia -- 21st century.
Hijacking of ships -- Somalia -- 21st century.
Maritime terrorism -- Somalia -- 21st century.
Puntland (Somalia) -- Economic conditions.
Somalia -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Genre Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Bahadur, Jay. Pirates of Somalia. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2011 030737906X (DLC) 2011011731 (OCoLC)707968449
ISBN 9780307906984 (electronic bk.)
0307906981 (electronic bk.)
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