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050 00 $aDT403.2$b.B34 2011
082 00 $a364.164096773$222
100 1 $aBahadur, Jay.
245 14 $aThe pirates of Somalia :$binside their hidden world /$cJay Bahadur.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPantheon Books,$cc2011.
300 $a300 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill., maps ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-287) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue : 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.
520 $aThis 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.
650 0 $aPirates$zSomalia$y21st century.
650 0 $aPiracy$zSomalia$y21st century.
650 0 $aHijacking of ships$zSomalia$y21st century.
651 0 $aPuntland (Somalia)$xEconomic conditions.
651 0 $aSomalia$xPolitics and government$y1991-
600 10 $aBahadur, Jay$xTravel$zSomalia$zPuntland.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2011011731-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2011011731-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2011011731-s.html