British pirates and society, 1680-1730 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lincoln, Margarette
Published: Ashgate Publishing Company,
Publisher Address: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: ix, 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index.
ISBN: 9781472429933 (hardcover : alkaline paper) :
1472429931 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
Index Number: DA375
CLC: K561.42
Call Number: K561.42/L738
Contents: Introduction: Pirate lifestyles -- Punishing miscreants: Pirates and the Metropolis -- Dominion of the seas: Pirates and the law -- A Growing evil: Pirates and 'polite society' -- 'A nest of vermin': Representations of Madagascar -- Alternative masculinities: Pirates and family life -- 'Stand and deliver': The pirate inheritance.