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Global Piracy - A Documentary History of Seaborne Banditry (Hardcover)
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Global Piracy - A Documentary History of Seaborne Banditry (Hardcover)
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Many people in the western world maintain the contradictory notions
that the pirates of old were romantic social bandits while their
modern brethren are brutal thugs, thieves, and villains. In Global
Piracy, James E. Wadsworth compiles and contextualizes a wealth of
primary source documents which illustrate the global phenomenon of
piracy through the eyes and voices of those who experienced it:
both the pirates or privateers themselves and their victims. The
book allows us to confront our stereotypes by giving us access to
"real" pirates in a wide range of historical periods and global
regions, from ancient Greece to modern day Nigeria, unfiltered as
much as possible by authorial voice or interpretation. Global
Piracy seeks neither to romanticize nor vilify pirates, but simply
to understand them in the context of their times and the broader
world they inhabited. Departing from run-of-the-mill narratives, it
selects documents which provide new and fascinating insights into
piracy around the globe. With documents introduced by contextual
information, and supplemented by study questions, suggested reading
lists, illustrations and maps, this book is an essential companion
for anyone studying the history of piracy.
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