British pirates and society, 1680-1730 / by Margarette Lincoln

Author:: Lincoln, Margarette
Published:: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate Publishing Company, [2014]
Physical Description:: ix, 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Introduction: Pirate lifestyles -- Punishing miscreants: Pirates and the Metropolis -- Dominion of the seas: Pirates and the law -- A Growing evil: Pirates and 'polite society' -- 'A nest of vermin': Representations of Madagascar -- Alternative masculinities: Pirates and family life -- 'Stand and deliver': The pirate inheritance.

Subject(s):

Pirates—Great Britain—History
Pirates—Great Britain—Social life and customs
Great Britain—History, Naval

Genre(s):

History
Naval history

ISBN:

9781472429933 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1472429931 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index.

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