Suppressing piracy in the early eighteenth century : pirates, merchants and British imperial authority in the Atlantic and Indian oceans

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Title:

Suppressing piracy in the early eighteenth century : pirates, merchants and British imperial authority in the Atlantic and Indian oceans

pirates, merchants and British imperial authority in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Author:

Wilson, David, author.

ISBN:

9781783275953

Personal Author:

Wilson, David, author.

Edition:

1st edition.

Publication Information:

Martlesham : The Boydell Press, 2021.

Physical Description:

xix, 280 pages : illustrations, maps; 24cm.

Contents:

Introduction--1. Peacetime Disputes and the Rise of Piracy--2. Caribbean Piracy and the Protection of Trade--3.Woodes Rogers and Private Enterprise in New Providence--4. Colonial Maritime Defence and Piracy in North America--5. The Slave Trading Lobby and Piracy in West Africa--6. Piracy and Company Sovereignty in the Indian Ocean--7. The Structural Weaknesses of Piracy and Imperial Maritime Power in the Western Atlantic--Conclusion--Appendices--Bibliography

Corporate Subject:

Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century.

Subject Term:

Piracy -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 18th century.

Piracy -- Indian Ocean -- History -- 18th century.

Geographic Term:

Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century.

Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration.

Portion Title:

pirates, merchants and British imperial authority in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Bibliographical References:

Includes bibliography (p.247-p.262) and index (p.263-280).

Field 805:

npmlib 南院 DA16 W747 stc 11120739

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