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The pirates of Somalia : ending the threat, rebuilding a nation

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington The World bank [?]Description: xxISBN:
  • 9780307476562 (pbk.)
Subject(s): 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.
Item type: Book
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TAMCAS Library TAMCAS General shelves DT403.2 .B34 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available AFCO 78154

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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