Pirate Enlightenment, or, The real Libertalia

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: print
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.