{"product_id":"global-piracy-a-documentary-history-of-seaborne-banditry-paperback","title":"Global Piracy: A Documentary History of Seaborne Banditry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames E. Wadsworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany 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\u003ci\u003e Global Piracy\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal Piracy\u003c\/i\u003eseeks 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames E. Wadsworth \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of History at Stonehill College, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAgents of Orthodoxy: Honor, Status and the Inquisition in Colonial Pernambuco Brazi\u003c\/i\u003el (2007), \u003ci\u003eIn Defence of the Faith: Joaquim Marques de Araújo, A Brazilian Comissário in the Age of Inquisitional Decline\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eColumbus and His First Voyage: A History in Documents\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eThe World of Credit in Colonial Massachusetts: James Richards and His Day Book, 1692-1711\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44282540621926,"sku":"9781350058187","price":78.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TXBOcVlGMkdqSERxMnVxUitmRnlGUT09.webp?v=1766573923","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/global-piracy-a-documentary-history-of-seaborne-banditry-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}