Suppressing piracy in the early eighteenth century : pirates, merchants and British imperial authority in the Atlantic and Indian oceans /

Shows how Britain and its empire was not a strong centralised imperial state and that it was only through manifold activities taking place in different colonial centres with varied colonial arrangements that the surge in piracy in this period was contained and reduced.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, David (Maritime historian) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, 2021.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
1700-1799
Piracy > Atlantic Ocean > History > 18th century.
Piracy > Indian Ocean > History > 18th century.
British colonies
Colonies > Administration
Piracy
Great Britain > History, Naval > 18th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire navale > 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Administration.
Indian Ocean
Great Britain
Atlantic Ocean
Naval history
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Shows how Britain and its empire was not a strong centralised imperial state and that it was only through manifold activities taking place in different colonial centres with varied colonial arrangements that the surge in piracy in this period was contained and reduced.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 280 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index.
ISBN:9781800101029
1800101023
9781800100879
1800100876

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