Pirates in the Age of Sail (The Norton Casebooks in History)

By Robert Antony

Book Overview

It examines the major events and personalities in the history of piracy. Antony has selected primacy sources that allow readers to examine pirates on their own terms and to reconstruct their daily lives and aspirations. Pirates in the Age of Sail also examines the role of pirates in the political, social, and economic transformations of the early modern world, with an emphasis on cultural and ethnic diversity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393927881
• ISBN13: 9780393927887
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"