Piracy in World History

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Title

Piracy in World History

Subject

Maritime law

Description

In a modern global historical context, scholars have often regarded piracy as an essentially European concept which was inappropriately applied by the expanding European powers to the rest of the world, mainly for the purpose of furthering colonial forms of domination in the economic, political, military, legal and cultural spheres. By contrast, this edited volume highlights the relevance of both European and non-European understandings of piracy to the development of global maritime security and freedom of navigation. It explores the significance of ‘legal posturing’ on the part of those accused of piracy, as well as the existence of non-European laws and regulations regarding piracy and related forms of maritime violence in the early modern era. The authors in this volume highlight cases from various parts of the early-modern world, thereby explaining piracy as a global phenomenon.

Creator

Stefan Eklöf Amirell, Bruce Buchan, Hans Hägerdal

Source

https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv21r3j8m

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press

Date

2021

Contributor

Agung Budi Kristiawan

Format

PDF

Language

ENGLISH

Type

Text

Identifier

978-90-485-4495-0

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