From Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' to Errol Flynn in 'Captain Blood' on to today's 'Pirates of the Caribbean', the romantic image of pirates in modern Western popular culture has long been with us. But of course pirates come in many guises, and not all of them as charming as Johnny Depp. Pirates are outlaws who move quickly, a form of lawlessness based on the application of immense short term power by mobile forces which fade away, similar to guerrilla warfare. In 'Pirates and Privateers' Tom Bowling offers a lively history of piracy, from ancient times through the 'privateers' such as Morgan, with their Letters of Marque (an early example of State-sponsored terrorism), to the still real and flourishing threat of contemporary pirates that patrol the less well-regulated shipping lanes of the world today.
Used availability for Tom Bowling's Pirates and Privateers
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January 2008 : UK Hardback
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July 2009 : USA Audio edition

Title: Pirates and Privateers
Author(s): Tom Bowling
Publisher: Matrix Digital Publishing
Availability: Amazon
July 2009 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Pirates and Privateers
Author(s): Tom Bowling
Publisher: Matrix Digital Publishing
Availability: Amazon CA
July 2009 : UK Audio edition

Title: Pirates and Privateers
Author(s): Tom Bowling
Publisher: Matrix Digital Publishing
Availability: Amazon UK