xxix, 175 pages ;22 cm
Originally published in French as Les pirates des lumières, ou, La véritable histoire de Libertalia: [Montreuil, France] : Libertalia Press, 2019.
Includes bibliographical references.
Pirates and mock kings of the Malagasy northeast --The advent of the pirates from a Malagasy point of view --Pirate enlightenment.
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.
In English, translated from the French.
1.Pirates--Madagascar--History--18th century.2.Utopias--Madagascar--History--18th century.Dynamic Details