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題名 Whatever happened to those villains of the Indian seas? The happy retirement of the Madagascar pirates, 1698–1721
作者 雷恩‧侯洛伊德
Holroyd, Ryan
貢獻者 歷史系
關鍵詞 British Empire; Indian Ocean; Madagascar; pirates; slave trade
日期 2017-10
上傳時間 14-Apr-2022 15:31:15 (UTC+8)
摘要 This article argues that the pirates who sailed the Indian Ocean during the early eighteenth century faced a different set of challenges to those confronting their counterparts in the Atlantic and Caribbean. The passage of Britain’s East India Act in 1698 left them economically isolated and with no choice but to continue as pirates in the short term. But as no European empire was able to suppress them, over the course of the next two decades they found ways to transition out of piracy. Some were able to bribe their way into non-British colonies, and many others settled in Madagascar and began participating in the slave trade. These pirates therefore were neither hapless rebels nor utopians crushed by the expansion of European empires. They were opportunists who used piracy as a temporary means to improve their positions in the world, while actively seeking ways to reintegrate themselves into the commercial markets of an increasingly international economy.
關聯 International Journal of Maritime History, Vol.29, No.4, pp.752–770
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0843871417726748
dc.contributor 歷史系
dc.creator (作者) 雷恩‧侯洛伊德
dc.creator (作者) Holroyd, Ryan
dc.date (日期) 2017-10
dc.date.accessioned 14-Apr-2022 15:31:15 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 14-Apr-2022 15:31:15 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 14-Apr-2022 15:31:15 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/139958-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This article argues that the pirates who sailed the Indian Ocean during the early eighteenth century faced a different set of challenges to those confronting their counterparts in the Atlantic and Caribbean. The passage of Britain’s East India Act in 1698 left them economically isolated and with no choice but to continue as pirates in the short term. But as no European empire was able to suppress them, over the course of the next two decades they found ways to transition out of piracy. Some were able to bribe their way into non-British colonies, and many others settled in Madagascar and began participating in the slave trade. These pirates therefore were neither hapless rebels nor utopians crushed by the expansion of European empires. They were opportunists who used piracy as a temporary means to improve their positions in the world, while actively seeking ways to reintegrate themselves into the commercial markets of an increasingly international economy.
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dc.relation (關聯) International Journal of Maritime History, Vol.29, No.4, pp.752–770
dc.subject (關鍵詞) British Empire; Indian Ocean; Madagascar; pirates; slave trade
dc.title (題名) Whatever happened to those villains of the Indian seas? The happy retirement of the Madagascar pirates, 1698–1721
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1177/0843871417726748
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1177/0843871417726748