| Description |
1 online resource (209 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: the pirates' call -- Attack on the Alabama -- Pirates and prisons -- Cauldron of chaos -- Method to the madness -- Inside a hijacking -- Nightmare on the Delta -- Ten months in hell -- Malaise in Mombasa -- Desperation at Dadaab -- Haven for terror -- Fighting back -- Sailors take warning -- Epilogue: a modest proposal. |
| Summary |
Providing a timely and never-before-seen perspective on the ever-increasing menace of Somali pirates, this account shows how the cargo ship and oil tanker hijackings and ransoms in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean have turned one of the world's busiest shipping lanes into one of the most dangerous. By way of one-on-one interviews with pirates, their associates, their victims, and those who police them, the book reveals piracy's origins, tactics, and increasing links to terrorists in Somalia, East Africa, and the Middle East, including Yemen, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. These sources point. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Maritime terrorism -- Somalia.
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Maritime terrorism. |
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Somalia. |
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Piracy -- Somalia.
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Piracy. |
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Hijacking of ships -- Somalia.
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Hijacking of ships. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Eichstaedt, Peter H., 1947- Pirate state. Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, ©2010 9781569763117 (DLC) 2010015506 (OCoLC)608297431 |
| ISBN |
9781569767726 electronic book |
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1569767726 electronic book |
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9781569767740 electronic book |
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1569767742 electronic book |
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9781569763117 |
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1569763119 |
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