{"product_id":"pirate-state-peter-h-eichstaedt-9781569763117","title":"Pirate State: Inside Somalia's Terrorism at Sea","description":"In 2009, the United States was hit broadside by Somali pirates who attempted to capture the U.S. flag ship \u003ci\u003eMaersk Alabama\u003c\/i\u003e. Suddenly, the pirates were no longer a distant menace. They had thrust themselves onto the American stage. Are the Somali pirates a legion of desperate fisherman attacking cargo ships and ocean cruisers to reclaim their waters? Or is piracy connected to crime networks and the madness that grips Somalia? What threats do pirates pose to international security? To answer these questions, Peter Eichstaedt crisscrosses East Africa, meeting with pirates both in and out of prisons, talking with them about their lives, tactics, and motives. Ultimately, he comes face-to-face with a former fighter with Somalia's brutal Islamic al-Shabaab militia. He discovers that piracy is a symptom of a much deeper problem: Somalia itself.  \u003ci\u003ePirate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e State\u003c\/i\u003e explores the links between the pirates, global financiers, and extremists who control southern Somalia and whose influence extends across the Gulf of Aden into Yemen and connects to extremists in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Somali pirates are desperate and dangerous men who will do just about anything for money, and \u003ci\u003ePirate State \u003c\/i\u003eargues that turning a blind eye to piracy and the problems of Somalia is inviting a disaster of horrific proportions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter H. Eichstaedt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1569763119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781569763117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Hill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.38w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2010 pg. 5","brand":"Peter H. Eichstaedt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065713963263,"sku":"9781569763117","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d32b883-6b13-44ff-a66a-97dd06464758.jpg?v=1768676769","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pirate-state-peter-h-eichstaedt-9781569763117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}