British pirates and society, 1680-1730:
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1. Verfasser: Lincoln, Margarette 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham, Surrey Ashgate 2014
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Pirate Lifestyles; 2 Punishing Miscreants: Pirates and the Metropolis; 3 Dominion of the Seas: Pirates and the Law; 4 A Growing Evil: Pirates and Commerce; 5 The Taste of the Town: Pirates and 'Polite Society'; 6 'A Nest of Vermin': Representations of Madagascar; 7 Alternative Masculinities: Pirates and Family Life; 8 'Stand and Deliver': The Pirate Inheritance; Bibliography; Index
Pirates contributed to the British understanding of trans-oceanic navigation, patterns of trade and remote communities. This knowledge advanced imperial expansion, which helps to explain why contemporary attitudes towards piracy were ambivalent. This book, an engaging study of vested interests and conflicting ideologies, shows how pirates were portrayed in trial reports, novels, legal documents, sermons, ballads and newspapers. It throws light on contemporary ideals of leadership and masculinity, gives insight into the domestic life of pirates, and offers comparisons with our experience of pir
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (294 p.)
ISBN:9781472429940
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