The invisible hook: the hidden economics of pirates

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 p...

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Autor principal: Leeson, Peter T. 1979- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ [u.a.] Princeton Univ. Press c 2009
En:Año: 2009
Acceso en línea: Índice
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Palabras clave:
Piraterie
Schifffahrt
Kriminalität
Geschichte
Welt
Pirates > History > Economic aspects
Economics
Seeräuberei
Hohe See
Seeräuber > Geschichte
Seeräuberei > Wirtschaft > Geschichte
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Sumario: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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:XVI, 271 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:9780691150093
9780691137476