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Taught by Professor Manushag N. Powell | 27 min | Categories: History
If it is possible to make an individual ship fairly safe from pirate attack, why is it so difficult to eradicate the worldwide practice of piracy? Governments in the Americas and Asia have tried to eliminate entire pirate-friendly coastal settlements, but their efforts have never been truly successful. Explore the complex motivations that still attract individuals to “turn pirate.”
24 Lectures
1
What Is a Pirate?
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of 26 min
2
Pirate Facts and Fictions
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of 26 min
3
Real Pirates of the Caribbean
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of 27 min
4
Pirate Attacks and Tactics
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of 25 min
5
Buried Treasure and Pirate Economics
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of 26 min
6
Pirates as Freedom Fighters
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of 28 min
7
Pirates and Enslavement
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of 27 min
8
The Sea Dogs of Elizabeth I
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of 27 min
9
The Corsairs of the Maghreb
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of 29 min
10
The Buccaneers of America
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of 28 min
11
The Red Sea Men of the Pirate Round
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of 27 min
12
Piracy in the China Seas
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of 28 min
13
Pirates as Explorers
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of 28 min
14
Pirates and Empires
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of 29 min
15
Life on a Pirate Ship
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of 27 min
16
Pirate Music and Performances
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of 27 min
17
Pirate Kings
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of 28 min
18
She-Pirates
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of 27 min
19
Women as Pirate Commanders
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of 28 min
20
Pirates in Literature and the Theater
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of 28 min
21
Prosecuting Pirates
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of 26 min
22
Can Piracy Be Stamped Out?
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of 27 min
23
Pirates in Modern Times
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of 29 min
24
Pirates in Pop Culture and Beyond
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of 30 min
