Description |
xvi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-255) and index. |
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. |
Subject |
Pirates -- History -- Economic aspects.
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Economics.
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ISBN |
9780691137476 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0691137471 hardcover alkaline paper |
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