Piracy in World History

Stefan Eklöf Amirell is a professor of global history at Linnaeus University, Sweden, and the director of the Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies. His research focuses on colonial encounters and maritime violence during the long nineteenth century. Hans Hägerdal is a professor of history at Linnaeus University, Sweden. His major fields are East and Southeast Asian history, in particular focusing on early-modern colonial encounters and contact zones, historiographical questions, and the history of slaving. Bruce Buchan is an intellectual historian specializing in the intersection of colonization with the history of ideas in the late eighteenth century. He is an associate professor in the School of Humanities, Languages, and Social Sciences, at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.

• Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: Piracy in World History Stefan Eklof Amirell, Bruce Buchan, and Hans Hagerdal 2 "Publique Enemies to Mankind": International Pirates as a Product of International Politics Michael Kempe 3 All at Sea: Locke's Tyrants and the Pyrates of Political Thought Bruce Buchan 4 The Colonial Origins of Theorizing Piracy’s Relation to Failed States Jennifer L. Gaynor 5 The Bugis-Makassar Seafarers: Pirates or Entrepreneurs? Hans Hagerdal 6 Piracy in India's Western Littoral: Reality and Representation Lakshmi Subramanian 7 Holy Warriors, Rebels, and Thieves: Defining Maritime Violence in the Ottoman Mediterranean Joshua M. White 8 Piracy, Empire, and Sovereignty in Late Imperial China Robert J. Antony 9 Persistent Piracy in Philippine Waters: Metropolitan Discourses about Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, and Moro Coastal Threats, 1570–1800 Birgit Tremml-Werner 10 Sweden, Barbary Corsairs, and the Hostis Humani Generis: Justifying Piracy in European Political Thought Joachim Ostlund and Bruce Buchan 11 "Pirates of the Sea and the Land": Concurrent Vietnamese and French Concepts of Piracy during the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century Stefan Eklof Amirell 12 Pirate Passages in Global History: Afterword Lauren Benton

'This is a collection of insightful essays by historians who connect piracy to world history through examinations of state sovereignty, economics, and philosophy during the rise of empires and the age of European imperialism. It is a useful tool for historians, sociologists, and security specialists interested in maritime affairs.'<br> – Ian Abbey, <cite> World History Encyclopedia </cite>, October 2023