The invisible hook

the hidden economics of pirates

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English
Pages
271

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The invisible hook: the hidden economics of pirates
2009, Princeton University Press
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Table of Contents

The invisible hook
Vote for Blackbeard. The economics of pirate democracy
An-arrgh-chy. The economics of the pirate code
Skull & bones. The economics of the Jolly Roger
Walk the plank. The economics of pirate torture
Pressing pegleg. The economics of pirate conscription
Equal pay for equal prey. The economics of pirate tolerance
The secrets of pirate management
Epilogue: omnipresent economics
Postscript: you can't keep a sea dog down. The fall and rise of piracy.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Princeton

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
330
Library of Congress
G535 .L44 2009, G535.L44 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
271

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22691234M
Internet Archive
invisiblehookhid00lees
ISBN 13
9780691137476
LCCN
2008049639
OCLC/WorldCat
690513319, 276340750
Library Thing
7497822
Goodreads
5999777

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