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Piracy in World History (Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800) by Stefan Eklöf Amirell, Hans Hägerdal, Bruce Buchan is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In a modern global historical context, scholars have often regarded piracy as an essentially European concept which was inappropriately applied by the expanding European powers to the rest of the world, mainly for the purpose of furthering colonial forms of domination in the economic, political, military, legal and cultural spheres. By contrast, this edited volume highlights the relevance of both European and non-European understandings of piracy to the development of global maritime security and freedom of navigation. It explores the significance of ‘legal posturing’ on the part of those accused of piracy, as well as the existence of non-European laws and regulations regarding piracy and related forms of maritime violence in the early modern era. The authors in Piracy in World History highlight cases from various parts of the early-modern world, thereby explaining piracy as a global phenomenon.

Who reads Piracy in World History (Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800)?

Author

Stefan Eklöf Amirell, Hans Hägerdal, Bruce Buchan

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9789048544950

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Social Science