Description |
1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Map of Somalia; Map: Expansion of Pirate Operations; Prologue: Where the White Man Runs Away; 1: Boyah; 2: A Short History of Piracy; 3: Pirate Lore; 4: Of Pirates, Coast Guards, and Fisherman; 5: Garaad; 6: Flower of Paradise; 7: The Land of Punt; 8: Momman; 9: The Policemen of the Sea; 10: The Law of the Sea; 11: Into the Pirates' Lair; 12: Pirate Insider; 13: The Cadet and the Chief; 14: The Freakonomics of Piracy; 15: The Road's End; Epilogue: The Problems of Puntland; Appendix 1: Simplified Somali Clan Tree; Appendix 2: The Victoria Gang; Appendix 3: Piracy Timeline |
Summary |
For centuries, stories of pirates have captured the imagination of people everywhere. But the recent gangs of daring, ragtag pirates off the coast of Somalia, hijacking huge ships owned by international conglomerates, have brought the scourge of piracy into the modern era. While the world sees nothing but opportunistic bands of local bandits running riot, Jay Bahadur, the only Western journalist to venture so deeply into this world, truly sees how it operates. In Deadly Waters, Bahadur ventures to Puntland, a region in north-eastern Somalia, and tells of the pirates' lives beyond the attack sk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Bahadur, Jay -- Travel -- Somalia -- Puntland
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SUBJECT |
Bahadur, Jay fast |
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Pirates -- Somalia -- 21st century
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Piracy -- Somalia -- 21st century
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Hijacking of ships -- Somalia -- 21st century
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Economic history
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Hijacking of ships
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Piracy
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Pirates
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Politics and government
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Travel
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Puntland (Somalia) -- Economic conditions
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Somalia -- Politics and government -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97005032
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Somalia
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Somalia -- Puntland
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781921942020 |
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1921942029 |
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