the title of the book by Marcus Rediker recalls the famous Workers of all countries unite concluded that The Communist Manifesto.
the author's thesis is that the convicts were the first marine proletarians and the pirates first revolt against globalization.
While the collision!
The golden age of piracy Atlantic (1716-1726)
"Damn you, you're a coward, as are all those who agree to be governed by the laws that rich men were drafted to ensure their own safety. They will pose as bandits, these miscreants, while there is a difference between us and them, they rob the poor under color of law as we plunder the rich under the protection of our single heart. "
Charles Bellamy.
Who were the pirates? On behalf of what ideal they have hoisted their flag skull, this enigmatic "Jolly Roger"? How did they upset lasting colonial trade and slave trade of the early eighteenth century?
In this book fascinating and innovative results for the first time in French, Marcus Rediker tells a fabulous story. One of the few thousands of "villains" who refused to obey the order and mercantile exploitation for preferring the freedom and cheerfulness, even though they pay with their lives.
Published by Editions Libertalia. It can be ordered HERE
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