Category Archives: Early Modern World

Of Pirates, Empire, and Terror

Posted on March 28, 2011 by briansandberg

An interview with Lauren Benton and Dan Edelstein, authors of two new books on piracy, imperialism, and violence appears in a recent issue of the academic journal Humanity. Lauren Benton’s book, A Search for Sovereignty: Law and Geography in European … Continue reading →

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