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Paperback. By 1540, piracy, with some encouragement from the English and French governments, was thriving in the Caribbean. This book brings to life Francis Drake and less civilized English privateers and smugglers, buccaneers like Henry Morgan, and those who suffered all manner of hardship for riches and generally died young and poor. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJM; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270305
ISBN
9780803270305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324871
ISBN
9780764324871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. Swashbuckling tales sure to shiver your timbers Compelling accounts of the colorful personalities behind treachery, murder, and mayhem in the waters of coastal New England during the "Golden Age of Piracy," from 1630 to 1730, as well as a description of how New England's leaders tolerated, even encouraged, piracy during the colonial period. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493029297
ISBN
9781493029297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. 8vo.good copy. Maritime History.The Sea
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
North Carolina Div of Archives
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
12th Edition
SKU
KEX0254430
ISBN
9780865261006
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Drawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523864
ISBN
9780099523864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; BTC; HBTM; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736661
ISBN
9781613736661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.93

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KMR0004909
ISBN
9781557506672
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A man full of contradictions: he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his exquisite refinement of mind. A classic example of the best narrative history Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552772105
ISBN
9780552772105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Since the rise of Napster and other file-sharing services in its wake, most of us have assumed that intellectual piracy is a product of the digital age and that it threatens creative expression as never before. This title explores the intellectual property wars from the advent of print culture in the fifteenth century to the reign of the Internet. Num Pages: 640 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFM; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401195
ISBN
9780226401195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England. 416 pages, illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight: 548.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119054
ISBN
9780231119054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 28.98

Paperback. He describes the general nature of early piracy, ancient navigation, and the pirate's routines and tactics. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG; HBLA; HBTM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801855054
ISBN
9780801855054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 371 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349529803
ISBN
9781349529803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Klarer, Mario. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLH; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138640276
ISBN
9781138640276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.72

Hardcover. Since the rise of Napster and other file-sharing services in its wake, most of us have assumed that intellectual piracy is a product of the digital age and that it threatens creative expression as never before. This title explores the intellectual property wars from the advent of print culture in the fifteenth century to the reign of the Internet. Num Pages: 640 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401188
ISBN
9780226401188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.31

Paperback. In Pipe Politics, Contested Waters, Lisa Bjorkman explores why water is chronically unavailable in Mumbai, India's economic and financial capital. She attributes water shortage to economic reforms that allowed urban development to ignore the water infrastructure, which means that in Mumbai, politics is often about water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359692
ISBN
9780822359692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926971001
ISBN
9781926971001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This volume contains a series of biographical essays on seven of the most influential economists in Britain since World War II. Each essay gives background details and a critical assessment of the economist's work, examining his or her impact on the development of modern economics. Editor(s): Greenaway, Professor David; Presley, John R. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349093786
ISBN
9781349093786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBWN; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647388
ISBN
9780691647388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.22

Paperback. "8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Associated Names: Kinnell, Susan K. Paperback Copy. A good clean copy. 1st Edition".
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
ABC CLIO Europe (ABC-CLIO)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KON0521284
ISBN
9780874365405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Asia Pub. House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
SKU
KEX0269908
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

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