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Life under the Jolly Roger : reflections on golden age piracy /

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"Life Under the Jolly Roger examines the political and cultural significance of these nomadic outlaws by relating historical accounts to a wide range of theoretical concepts - reaching from Marshall Sahlins and Pierre Clastres to Mao-Tse Tung and Eric J. Hobsbawm via Friedrich Nietzsche and Mic...

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Main Author: Kuhn, Gabriel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, Calif. : PM, [2010]
Subjects:
Pirates > History.
Piracy > History.
Pirates > Social life and customs.
Pirates > Histoire.
Pirates > Mœurs et coutumes.
Piracy.
Pirates.
Seeräuber.
Seeräuberei.
piraterie > 17e s. (fin) > 18e s. (début)
History.
Online Access:Book review (H-Net)
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Summary:"Life Under the Jolly Roger examines the political and cultural significance of these nomadic outlaws by relating historical accounts to a wide range of theoretical concepts - reaching from Marshall Sahlins and Pierre Clastres to Mao-Tse Tung and Eric J. Hobsbawm via Friedrich Nietzsche and Michel Foucault. The meanings of race, gender, sexuality, and disability in golden age pirate communities are analysed and contextualized, as are the pirates' forms of organization, economy, and ethics."--Jacket.
Physical Description:265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-200) and index.
ISBN:9781604860528
1604860529