Women and English Piracy, 1540-1720 Partners and Victims of Crime |
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| Author:
| Appleby, John C. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84383-869-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer, Limited
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| Imprint: | Boydell Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on a wide body of evidence, the book argues that the support of women was vital to the persistence of piracy around the British Isles at least until the early seventeenth century. The emergence of long-distance and globalized predation had far reaching consequences for female agency.
Drawing on a wide body of evidence, the book argues that the support of women was vital to the persistence of piracy around the British Isles at least until the early seventeenth century. The emergence of long-distance and globalized predation had far reaching consequences for female agency.