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Автор: Wadsworth, James E. (stonehill College, Usa)
Название: Global piracy
ISBN: 135005819X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350058194
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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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.

Автор: Stonehill, Arthur I. Moffett, Michael H. Frankforter, A. Daniel Tittle, Peg
Название: What if...
ISBN: 0321202783 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780321202789
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: For philosophers, a handy reference to a vaguely-remembered narrative; for general readers, a source of entertainment considerably more substantial and barely less demanding than television; and for students, an introduction to the whole range of philosophy.