Life Under the Jolly Roger: Reflections on Golden Age Piracy
"Brings the golden age of piracy to life and shows us the link to contemporary radical politics . . . A well-reasoned analysis of their legacy."  —Luis A. Fernandez, author,Policing Dissent"If you want to understand why [piracy] happens and what it really means, this is the book to start with. While modern-day robber barons give pirating a bad name, this important book restores the balance through a lively and provocative narrative. Definitely one to read."  —Randall Amster, professor of peace studies, Prescott College"In addition to history, Gabriel Kuhn's radical piratology brings philosophy, ethnography, and cultural studies to the stark question of the time: which were the criminals—bankers and brokers or sailors and slaves? By so doing he supplies us with another case where the history isn't dead, it's not even past!"  —Peter Linebaugh, author,The London Hanged, and coauthor,The Many-Headed Hydra"Kuhn has written a tract pointing the way for tomorrow's revolutionaries. He subscribes to the romantic notion that pirates can somehow provide inspiration for present-day radicals and offer organizational models for attacking oppression."  —Choice"It is an extremely engrossing work that anyone with an interest in this era of history will be rewarded for reading." —www.CitizenPartridge.wordpress.com (September 2011)