Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from Treasure Island to the more recent antics of Jack Sparrow.
Villains of all Nations unearths the thrilling historical truth behind such fictional characters and rediscovers their radical democratic challenge to the established powers of the day.
Villains of all Nations unearths the thrilling historical truth behind such fictional characters and rediscovers their radical democratic challenge to the established powers of the day.
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Marcus Rediker is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh and Senior Research Fellow at the Coll�ge d’�tudes mondiales in Paris. He is the author of numerous prize-winning books, including The Many-Headed Hydra (with Peter Linebaugh), The Slave Ship, and The Amistad Rebellion. He produced the award-winning documentary film Ghosts of Amistad (Tony Buba, director), about how the Amistad Mutiny of 1839 lives on today in popular memory among the people of Sierra Leone.
Língua Inglês ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 256 ● ISBN 9781789601961 ● Tamanho do arquivo 2.3 MB ● Editora Verso UK ● Cidade London ● País GB ● Publicado 2020 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 8722489 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM
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