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Bandits at Sea: A Pirates Reader

by C.R. Pennell, Kevin Delaney
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Debunking myths, embracing real pirate socio-history.

If you've been sailing the seas of pirate lore, anchored by romanticized tales and fictional exploits, "Bandits at Sea" is your call to hoist the sails towards reality. This collection isn't just a treasure chest of academic essays; it's an enlightening voyage through the lives of historical pirates, far removed from the Hollywood horizon. You'll navigate the true democratic and egalitarian principles aboard pirate ships, and it's about time we gave these sea bandits their due as subjects worthy of serious study.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Bandits at Sea: A Pirates Reader

by C.R. Pennell, Kevin Delaney
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ISBN: 9780814766781
Authors: C.R. Pennell, Kevin Delaney
Publisher: NYU Press
Date of Publication: 2001-04-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History
Related Topics: Historical
Goodreads rating: 3.86
(rated by 74 readers)

Description

Dispelling the romanticized myths surrounding pirates, Pennell's edited collection provides a corrective history of bandits at seaThe romantic fiction of pirates as swashbuckling marauders terrorizing the high seas has long eclipsed historical fact. Bandits at Sea offers a long-overdue corrective to the mythology and the mystique which has plagued the study of pirates and served to deny them their rightful legitimacy as subjects of investigation.With essays by the foremost scholars on these countercultural "social bandits," as Lingua Franca recently dubbed them, this collection examines various aspects of the phenomenon in the three main areas where it occurred: the Caribbean/Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and East Asia. We come to understand who pirates were, as well as the socio-economic contexts under which they developed and flourished.Comparisons between various types of piracy illustrate differences in practice and purpose between pirates of different areas; social histories, including examinations of women pirates and their historical significance and circumstances, offer similar insight into the personal lives of pirates from diverse regions. Far from serving as dens of thieves, pirate ships were often highly regulated microcosms of democracy. The crews of pirate vessels knew that majority rule, racial equality and equitable division of spoils were crucial for their survival, marking them as significantly more liberal than national governments.Scholars, students and a general audience ever intrigued by tales and now truths of piracy on the high seas will welcome Bandits at Sea.
 

Debunking myths, embracing real pirate socio-history.

If you've been sailing the seas of pirate lore, anchored by romanticized tales and fictional exploits, "Bandits at Sea" is your call to hoist the sails towards reality. This collection isn't just a treasure chest of academic essays; it's an enlightening voyage through the lives of historical pirates, far removed from the Hollywood horizon. You'll navigate the true democratic and egalitarian principles aboard pirate ships, and it's about time we gave these sea bandits their due as subjects worthy of serious study.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.