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The ocean is a wilderness: Atlantic piracy and the limits of state authority, 1688-1856
Guy Chet
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Frontmatter
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Preface (page xi)
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Acknowledgments (page xv)
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Introduction (page 1)
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1. Atlantic Frontier: Continued Piracy through the Long Eighteenth Century (page 8)
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2. Frustrated Aspirations: The Legal and Ethical Presumptions of the Early Modern State (page 27)
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3. Holding the Bag: The Marine Insurance Industry's Role in Perpetuating and Combating Piracy (page 51)
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4. Smuggling: Armed Commerce and the Severe Limits of State Enforcement and Persuasion (page 66)
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Conclusion (page 92)
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Notes (page 101)
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Bibliography (page 133)
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Index (page 155)
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Published: c2014
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- 9781625340856 (paper)
- 9781625340849 (hardcover)