The Pirates of Somalia
Inside Their Hidden World
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 21, 2012
Soon to be a major motion picture The first close-up look at the hidden world of Somali pirates by a young journalist who dared to make his way into their remote havens and spent a year infiltrating their lives.
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- Who it’s for
- A close-up journalistic account makes Somali piracy feel immediate, human, and rooted in larger forces.
- Themes
- Somali piracy, Hostage-taking and ransom, Political and natural disaster
- Genres
- Maritime History & Piracy, East African History, Security Studies
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Soon to be a major motion picture The first close-up look at the hidden world of Somali pirates by a young journalist who dared to make his way into their remote havens and spent a year infiltrating their lives. For centuries, stories of pirates have captured imaginations around the world.
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The recent ragtag bands of pirates off the coast of Somalia, hijacking multimillion-dollar tankers owned by international shipping conglomerates, have brought the scourge of piracy into the modern era. Jay Bahadur’s riveting narrative exposé—the first of its kind—looks at who these men are, how they live, the forces that created piracy in Somalia, how the pirates spend the ransom money, how they deal with their hostages, among much, much more. It is a revelation of a dangerous world at the epicenter of political and natural disaster.
Inside Modern Piracy
A close-up journalistic account makes Somali piracy feel immediate, human, and rooted in larger forces.
Come here for
- A rare look at pirates’ lives and remote havens
- The forces behind piracy in Somalia
Expect
- Journalistic immersion in a dangerous world
- A focus on people, ransom, hostages, and context
Where it sits
| Maritime History & Piracy | 77% |
|---|---|
| East African History | 38% |
| Security Studies | 22% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Naval History
- Security Studies
- North Africa Travel
- Authors
- Jay Bahadur
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- August 21, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Somali piracy · Hostage-taking and ransom · Political and natural disaster
- Reading lane
- Naval History