Description: Pillaging the Empire : Global Piracy on the High Seas, 1, Hardcover by Lane, Kris, ISBN 076563841X, ISBN-13 9780765638410, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK Between 1500 and 1750, European expansion and global interaction produced vast wealth. As goods traveled by ship along new global trade routes, piracy also flourished on the world’s seas. Pillaging the Empire tells the fascinating story of maritime predation in this period, including the perspectives of both pirates and their victims. Brushing aside the romantic legends of piracy, Kris Lane pays careful attention to the varied circumstances and motives that led to the rise of this bloodthirsty pursuit of riches, and places the history of piracy in the context of early modern empire building. This second edition of Pillaging the Empire has been revised and expanded to incorporate the latest scholarship on piracy, maritime law, and early modern state formation. With a new chapter on piracy in East and Southeast Asia, Lane considers piracy as a global phenomenon. Filled with colorful details and stories of individual pirates from Francis Drake to the women pirates Ann Bonny and Mary Read, this engaging narrative will be of interest to all those studying the history of Latin America, the Atlantic world, and the global empires of the early modern era.
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Book Title: Pillaging the Empire : Global Piracy on the High Seas, 1500-1750
Number of Pages: 252 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Pillaging the Empire: Global Piracy on the High Seas, 1500-1750
Publisher: Taylor & Francis LTD
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: History
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 499 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Robert M. Levine, Kris E Lane, Kris Lane
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Hardcover
