Pirates : a new history, from Vikings to Somali raiders /
"In the twenty-first century piracy has regained a central place in Western culture, thanks to a surprising combination of Johnny Depp and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as well as the dramatic rise of modern-day piracy around Somalia and the Horn of Africa. In this global history of th...
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New Haven, Connecticut :
Yale University Press,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : the sudden return of piracy
- Part I. Distinct regions, AD 700 to 1500
- Part II. The rise of European sea power, 1500 to 1914
- Part III. A globalised world, 1914 to the present
- Conclusion : back with a vengeance