Pirates vs. Press Gangs: The Battle for the Atlantic

Abstract Pirates in the Atlantic Ocean have excited imaginations ever since they stole from merchant ships and battled naval vessels in the Age of Sail. But pirates also illustrate an underappreciated process in the development of modern states and empires: the struggle between state and non-state a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Denver Brunsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho 2019-01-01
Series:História
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-90742019000100404&lng=en&tlng=en