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Author Dua, Jatin, 1981- author.

Title Captured at sea : piracy and protection in the Indian Ocean / Jatin Dua
Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource
Series Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty First century ; 3
Contents Introduction : an anthropology of protection -- Protectors of the sea : the rise of maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia -- Anchoring pirates : grounding a protection economy -- Regulating the ocean : the governance of counter-piracy -- Markets of negotiation : the making of a ransom -- Captivity at sea : pirates on dhows -- Epilogue : the gifts of the sea
Summary "How is it possible for six men to take a Liberian-flagged oil tanker hostage and negotiate a huge pay out for the return of its crew and 2.2 million barrels of crude oil? In his gripping new book, Jatin Dua answers this question by exploring the unprecedented upsurge in maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia in the twenty-first century. Taking the reader inside pirate communities in Somalia, onboard multinational container ships, and within insurance offices in London, Dua connects modern day pirates to longer histories of trade and disputes over protection. In our increasingly technological world, maritime piracy represents not only an interruption, but an attempt to insert oneself within the world of oceanic trade. Captured at Sea moves beyond the binaries of legal and illegal to illustrate how the seas continue to be key sites of global regulation, connectivity, and commerce today"--Provided by publisher
Analysis barrels of crude oil
book about somalian pirates
book three in series
coast of somalia
exploration of maritime piracy
insurance offices in london
liberian flagged oil tanker hostage
modern day pirates
negotiate pay out
onboard multinational container ships
pirate communities in somalia
return of crew
seas key sites of global regulation
series
six men
somalian pirates
trade and disputes over protection
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Hijacking of ships -- Somalia -- 21st century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
Hijacking of ships
Somalia
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019016512
ISBN 9780520973299
0520973291