Wadsworth James E. (Stonehill College Usa) - Global Piracy A Documentary History Of Seaborne Banditry - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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.
Title: Global Piracy A Documentary History Of Seaborne Banditry
Author(s): Wadsworth James E. (Stonehill College Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350058187
Pages: 344 Pages, 30 Bw Illus
Publication Date: 3/7/2019
Category: Social & Cultural History