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The Sovereign and the Pirate: Ordering Maritime Subjects in India's Western Littoral
Author
Lakshmi Subramanian
Specifications
  • ISBN 13 : 9780199467044
  • year : 2016
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  • binding :
Description
The book focuses on the phenomenon of predation during the closing decades of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century in India?s western littoral. It attempts a material history of piracy, locating its antecedents, its social context, and its ramifications at a crucial time of political transition. It considers the possibility of studying piracy through the lens of law and resistance.