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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr Margarette Lincoln is Deputy Director and Director of Research and Collections at the National Maritime Museum, part of Royal Museums Greenwich, London. Before taking up a museum career she was an academic and has published widely in eighteenth-century studies. Her books include Representing the Navy: British Sea Power 1750-1815 (2002), Naval Wives and Mistresses 1745-1815 (2007), and the catalogue for the Museum's special exhibition, Nelson & Napoléon, edited in 2005. She was a trustee of the London Library from 2009 to 2013.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1 Introduction: Pirate Lifestyles Chapter 2 Punishing Miscreants: Pirates and the Metropolis Chapter 3 Dominion of the Seas: Pirates and the Law Chapter 4 A Growing Evil: Pirates and Commerce Chapter 5 The Taste of the Town: Pirates and 'Polite Society' Chapter 6 'A Nest of Vermin': Representations of Madagascar Chapter 7 Alternative Masculinities: Pirates and Family Life Chapter 8 'Stand and Deliver': The Pirate Inheritance
Chapter 1 Introduction: Pirate Lifestyles Chapter 2 Punishing Miscreants: Pirates and the Metropolis Chapter 3 Dominion of the Seas: Pirates and the Law Chapter 4 A Growing Evil: Pirates and Commerce Chapter 5 The Taste of the Town: Pirates and 'Polite Society' Chapter 6 'A Nest of Vermin': Representations of Madagascar Chapter 7 Alternative Masculinities: Pirates and Family Life Chapter 8 'Stand and Deliver': The Pirate Inheritance
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