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Deadly Waters: Inside The Hidden World Of Somalia's Pirates (2011)

by Jay Bahadur(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1846683637 (ISBN13: 9781846683633)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Profile Books(GB)

review 1: This book is a five for me, but will not be for most people. The interviews with pirates and non-pirates gives good insight into the piracy off the Somalia coast. The book informs you of the obvious motives and reasons for piracy, it states why companies continue to put up with it and why the government of the pirates will not or can't stop it. You could read a more informative book on Somali pirates, but I don't think any will be as entertaining.
review 2: Another book by an investigative Canadian journalist, this time analysing the piracy phenomenon in Somalia and Puntaland. I wanted to gain understanding of piracy in the 21st century and this book pretty much sated my desire with a very objective and humanistic portrayal of Somalian piracy without the gloss ... moreof large media news corporations like Al-Jazeera or CNN. The author found no pirate pleasure domes and Islamic militancy, instead discovered the pirates living in shacks and Islam (for once) actually renouncing piracy, thus making pirates undesired individuals among the local community. For me the most interesting realisation was the way Islam probably worked in helping cultivate vile practices like piracy among African cultures before the West took over. Jay's pirate comes across as a mildly frightened, impoverished, rebellious, frustrated yet courageous with a fair bit of usual romance attached to the image. I found this book very original and believable and most of all a welcome respite from mainstream media bullshit propaganda which is frankly becoming impossible to ignore. less

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