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Pirate Enlightenment, or, The real Libertalia  Cover Image Book Book

Pirate Enlightenment, or, The real Libertalia / David Graeber.

Graeber, David, (author.). Graeber, David. translation of: Pirates des lumières. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

Pirates have long lived in the realm of romance and fantasy, symbolizing risk, lawlessness, and radical visions of freedom. But at the root of this mythology is a rich history of pirate societies - vibrant, imaginative experiments in self-governance and alternative social formations at the edges of European empire.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780771004889 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xxix, 175 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First English language edition.
  • Publisher: [Toronto, Ontario] : Signal, an imprint of McClelland & Stewart, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in French as Les pirates des lumières, ou, La véritable histoire de Libertalia: [Montreuil, France] : Libertalia Press, 2019.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Pirates and mock kings of the Malagasy northeast -- The advent of the pirates from a Malagasy point of view -- Pirate enlightenment.
Language Note:
In English, translated from the French.
Subject: Pirates > Madagascar > History > 18th century.
Utopias > Madagascar > History > 18th century.
Libertalia.

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