A collection of essays which aim to dispel the myth of pirates as swashbuckling marauders terrorizing the shipping lanes of the Carribean, Atlantic, Mediterrane... » 

A collection of essays which aim to dispel the myth of pirates as swashbuckling marauders terrorizing the shipping lanes of the Carribean, Atlantic, Mediterranean, and East Asia seas. Comparisons are made between the types of piracy in practice and purpose, as well as social histories. «