Women and English piracy, 1540-1720 : partners and victims of crime /
Piracy was one of the most gendered criminal activities during the early modern period. As a form of maritime enterprise and organized criminality, it attracted thousands of male recruits whose venturing acquired a global dimension as piratical activity spread across the oceans and seas of the world...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge :
Boydell Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | Piracy was one of the most gendered criminal activities during the early modern period. As a form of maritime enterprise and organized criminality, it attracted thousands of male recruits whose venturing acquired a global dimension as piratical activity spread across the oceans and seas of the world. At the same time piracy affected the lives of women in varied ways. Adopting a fresh approach to the subject, this study explores the relationships and contacts between women and pirates during a prolonged period of intense and shifting enterprise. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 264 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Included bibliogpraphy and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782041719 1782041710 1299875084 9781299875081 |