The pirates of Somalia
Subtitle: inside their hidden world
By: Jay Bahadur
Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed., Updated and rev.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780307476562
Subjects: Politics and government; Economic conditions; Pirates; Piracy; Travel; Hijacking of ships; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-294) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : Where the white man runs away; title: Boyah; title: A short history of piracy; title: Pirate lore; title: Of pirates, coast guards, and fishermen; title: Garaad; title: Flower of paradise; title: The land of Punt; title: Momman; title: The policemen of the sea; title: The law of the sea; title: Into the pirates' lair; title: Pirate insider; title: The cadet and the chief; title: The freakonomics of piracy; title: The road's end; title: Epilogue : The problems of Puntland; title: Appendix 1 : Simplified Somali clan tree; title: Appendix 2 : The Victoria gang; title: Appendix 3 : Piracy timeline.