Bücher von Claire Jowitt

The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds, 1400¿1800 explores early modern maritime history, culture, and the current state of the research and approaches taken by experts in the field.

Offers an analysis of the cultural meanings of 'piracy'. By examining the often marginal figure of the pirate (and also the sometimes hard-to-distinguish privateer), this title shows how flexibly these figures served to comment on English nationalism, international relations, and contemporary politics.