Best known as editor of "The Principal Navigations" (1589; expanded 1598-1600), Hakluyt was a key figure in promoting English colonial and... Læs mere
Offers an analysis of the cultural meanings of 'piracy'. By examining the often marginal figure of the pirate (and also the... Læs mere
An examination of the world of the "new science" of the 17th century. The poet Milton imagines a supine feminised world colluding in her own submission to a virile new patriarchal authority. With the "abdication" of God, man becomes governor, even protector of the world.
This book provides an insight to the cultural work involved in violence at sea in this period of maritime history. It is the first to consider how 'piracy' and... Læs mere