The many-headed hydra : sailors, slaves, commoners, and the hidden history of the revolutionary Atlantic /

"Long before the American Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a motley crew of sailors, slaves, pirates, laborers, market women, and indentured servants had ideas about freedom and equality that would forever change history. The Many Headed-Hydra recounts their stories in a swe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Linebaugh, Peter
Other Authors: Rediker, Marcus
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
To 1865
Capitalism > Social aspects > Great Britain > History.
Capitalism > Social aspects > West Indies, British > History.
Slave trade > Great Britain > History.
Slave trade > West Indies, British > History.
Mutiny > Great Britain > History.
Radicalism > West Indies, British > History.
Radicalism > United States > History.
Esclaves > Commerce > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Esclaves > Commerce > Antilles britanniques > Histoire.
Mutineries > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Radicalisme > Antilles britanniques > Histoire.
Radicalisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
15.70 history of Europe.
15.85 history of America.
Capitalism > Social aspects
British colonies
Mutiny
Radicalism
Slave trade
Social conditions
Kapitalisme.
Slavernij.
Muiterijen.
Radicalisme.
Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
United States > Social conditions > To 1865.
Great Britain > Colonies > Social conditions.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1642-1660 (Révolution puritaine)
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 1865.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Conditions sociales.
Great Britain
United States
West Indies > British West Indies
Capitalism - Social aspects - Great Britain - History
Capitalism - Social aspects - West Indies, British - History
Slave trade - Great Britain - History
Slave trade - West Indies, British - History
Mutiny - Great Britain - History
Radicalism - West Indies, British - History
Radicalism - United States - History
Great Britain - History - Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660
United States - Social conditions - To 1865
Great Britain - Colonies - Social conditions
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Wreck of the Sea-venture
  • Hewers of wood and drawers of water
  • Blackymore maide named Francis
  • Divarication of the Putney debates
  • Hydrarchy : sailors, pirates, and the maritime state
  • Outcasts of the nations of the earth
  • Motley crew in the American Revolution
  • Conspiracy of Edward and Catherine Despard
  • Robert Wedderburn and Atlantic Jubilee
  • Conclusion : Tyger! Tyger!

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