| Description |
1 online resource (160 pages) : maps |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; What is a Pirate?; Becoming a Pirate; Pirate or Privateer?; The Greatest Act of Piracy; Blackbeard; Women Pirates; Pirates Aground; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
From Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island to Errol Flynn in Captain Blood on to today's Pirates of the Caribbean, the romantic image of pirates in modern Western popular culture has long been with us. But of course pirates come in many guises, and not all of them as charming as Johnny Depp. Pirates are outlaws who move quickly, a form of lawlessness based on the application of immense short term power by mobile forces which fade away, similar to guerrilla warfare. In Pirates and Privateers Tom Bowling offers a lively history of piracy, from ancient times through the 'private |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Piracy -- History
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Pirates -- History
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TRUE CRIME -- General.
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Piracy
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Pirates
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781848396487 |
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1848396481 |
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