TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chet,Guy
TI  - The Ocean Is a Wilderness: Atlantic Piracy and the Limits of State Authority, 1688-1856
T2  - Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond Series
SN  - 9781613763063
AV  - HV6433 
U1  - 364.16/4 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Amherst
PB  - University of Massachusetts Press
KW  - Marine insurance - United States - History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Atlantic Frontier: Continued Piracy through the Long Eighteenth Century -- 2. Frustrated Aspirations: The Legal and Ethical Presumptions of the Early Modern State -- 3. Holding the Bag: The Marine Insurance Industry's Role in Perpetuating and Combating Piracy -- 4. Smuggling: Armed Commerce and the Severe Limits of State Enforcement and Persuasion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover
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ER  -