Drawing from an interdisciplinary body of research and data, Women
of Piracy employs a criminological lens to explore how women have
been involved in, and impacted by, maritime piracy operations from
the 16th century to present day piracy off the coast of Somalia.
The book challenges and resists popular understandings of women as
peripheral to the criminal enterprise of piracy by presenting and
analyzing their roles and experiences as victims, perpetrators, and
criminal justice actors, showing that women have been, and continue
to be, central figures in maritime piracy. Unfolding in three
parts, part one sets the context by providing readers with a
history of the masculinization of the sea. Part two focuses on the
gendered division of labor in piracy operations, discussing how and
why the roles and responsibilities associated with this gendered
labor have emerged, persisted, evolved, and/or ceased over time, as
well as considering which roles and responsibilities appear to be
context-specific and which seem to transgress geographical
locations. Part three explores how women have (or have not) been
brought to justice for their participation in crimes of piracy as
well as the roles of women in efforts to combat piracy. The
overarching objective is to ignite a broader discussion about the
various cultural, social, historical, and economic forces that
create opportunities for women to participate in maritime piracy
and counter-piracy, why women continue to be invisible figures of
piracy, and what implications this has for how we study, police,
and bring pirates to justice. The first criminologically-grounded,
global study exploring the continuity and evolution of women in
maritime piracy, this book will be of great interest to students
and scholars of criminology, gender, feminist studies,
international relations, anthropology, history, and political
geography. It will also be useful to maritime and law enforcement
professionals.
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