Piratas: Una historia desde los vikingos hasta hoy
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- Author：Peter Lehr
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Summary
La historia mundial de la piratería， y para ello cita con gran criterio a una selección de historiadores y fuentes documentales。
¿Qué verdad se esconde tras las leyendas que presentan a los piratas como audaces «príncipes del mar»？ Ante la imagen romántica de los piratas en el cine y el aumento de los asaltos a sangre fría frente las costas africanas que a menudo vemos en los informativos， Peter Lehr， experto en terrorismo marítimo， huye de la simplicidad de los mitos para ofrecernos una historia global de la piratería。
Desde los vikingos y los piratas Wako medievales hasta los asaltantes somalíes de la actualidad， Lehr analiza la motivación que lleva a algunos individuos a convertirse en piratas， así como su organización， la violencia en el mar y las tácticas de terror utilizadas para saquear barcos y regiones costeras También se ocupa del papel del Estado en el desarrollo de la piratería desde los corsarios que actúan bajo una autoridad legítima hasta los piratas que operan tomándose la justicia por su mano， y explora cómo la combinación de factores estructurales como la debilidad de la vigilancia marítima y la liberalización del comercio ha hecho posible que la piratería persista hasta nuestros días。
Piratas es un libro de agravios y adversidades， de emoción y aventuras que traza la historia de la piratería a lo largo de los siglos a la vez que propone posibles medidas para combatir la amenaza que representa en la actualidad。
¿Qué verdad se esconde tras las leyendas que presentan a los piratas como audaces «príncipes del mar»？ Ante la imagen romántica de los piratas en el cine y el aumento de los asaltos a sangre fría frente las costas africanas que a menudo vemos en los informativos， Peter Lehr， experto en terrorismo marítimo， huye de la simplicidad de los mitos para ofrecernos una historia global de la piratería。
Desde los vikingos y los piratas Wako medievales hasta los asaltantes somalíes de la actualidad， Lehr analiza la motivación que lleva a algunos individuos a convertirse en piratas， así como su organización， la violencia en el mar y las tácticas de terror utilizadas para saquear barcos y regiones costeras También se ocupa del papel del Estado en el desarrollo de la piratería desde los corsarios que actúan bajo una autoridad legítima hasta los piratas que operan tomándose la justicia por su mano， y explora cómo la combinación de factores estructurales como la debilidad de la vigilancia marítima y la liberalización del comercio ha hecho posible que la piratería persista hasta nuestros días。
Piratas es un libro de agravios y adversidades， de emoción y aventuras que traza la historia de la piratería a lo largo de los siglos a la vez que propone posibles medidas para combatir la amenaza que representa en la actualidad。
Reviews
Phil
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An odd book， between an academic piece（like a graduate thesis） and a popular history book。 The main point， that what brought people into piracy historically and currently is complex is worthwhile， and there is a very good collection of historical detail， it feels like the edit doesn't get to an enjoyable read。 An odd book， between an academic piece（like a graduate thesis） and a popular history book。 The main point， that what brought people into piracy historically and currently is complex is worthwhile， and there is a very good collection of historical detail， it feels like the edit doesn't get to an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Jordan Webber
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I definitely went in into this with a romanticized view of Pirates。 I am aware of the great violence， pillaging， slave trading， and raping involved， but after having watched Black Sails and reading David Graeber talk about the relatively democratic nature of a ship's power dynamics， the injury pay， I wanted a little acknowledgment that while terrible harm was done on one hand， but on the other these were often people trying to carve out a life out from under the yoke of abusive empires。 The book I definitely went in into this with a romanticized view of Pirates。 I am aware of the great violence， pillaging， slave trading， and raping involved， but after having watched Black Sails and reading David Graeber talk about the relatively democratic nature of a ship's power dynamics， the injury pay， I wanted a little acknowledgment that while terrible harm was done on one hand， but on the other these were often people trying to carve out a life out from under the yoke of abusive empires。 The book was pretty detailed though a little dry。 Lots of information on how pirates operated in sort a grey area of law and occasional state sponsorship of their activities。 It did a good job of covering over a 1000 years of piracy in both the west and the east， but it would have been nice to learn a little more about the social structure of a crew， things like injury pay， queer piracy， and the like， but I suppose those are probably only relevant to very short golden age of piracy and very specific geographic region。 Shout out to the mentions of Anne Bonney， Jack Rackham， and Mary Read。 Also very cool to learn about Ching Shih， a prostitute turned Pirate Queen of sorts commanding over 80，000 men in the early 18，000。 。。。more
Iliyan Angelov
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[AUDIOBOOK]3。7The topic is well researched， but the writing in a lot of places was going in loops。The same reasonings for why one would become a pirate are chewed over and over。 Still， a decent listen for all pirate fans。
David
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A good introduction to world/historical piracy and its causes。 Lehr also looks into the present and future of piracy。 One negative is the author does not take into account deglobalization， presently underway as the Americans withdraw from the Bretton Woods agreement （designed to fight the Soviets）。 See Zeihan， Turchin， and Friedman for more on this。 A short book recommended for those with an interest in the origins and history of piracy。 Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars。
Cav
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The topic of this book is extremely interesting， but the writing here left much to be desired for me。Author Peter Lehr is a lecturer in terrorism studies at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews， Scotland。Peter Lehr: Pirates: A New History， from Vikings to Somali Raiders is as its title suggests - a history of piracy。 The book begins with a story about the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama。 It then unfolds in a somewhat chronological m The topic of this book is extremely interesting， but the writing here left much to be desired for me。Author Peter Lehr is a lecturer in terrorism studies at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews， Scotland。Peter Lehr: Pirates: A New History， from Vikings to Somali Raiders is as its title suggests - a history of piracy。 The book begins with a story about the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama。 It then unfolds in a somewhat chronological manner， educating the reader about the Middle Age Barbary pirates and Viking raiders。 This is a topic full of possibilities， and I was excited to see where the author would take this book。Sadly， although the subject matter covered here is interesting， I found the writing here to be way more long-winded and dry than a book about pirates has any right to be。 The historical writing here is somewhat tragically typical of many of its contemporaries: It rattles off names， dates， locations， and then more names dates， and locations。 Rinse and repeat。 This makes the reading a somewhat arduous task。 Thankfully this wasn't any longer than it was， or I would have put it down。。。The formatting of this book also left much to be desired for me。 The writing jumps around; from the Caribbean to Asia， to North Africa， to Europe， etc - which is a very effective formula to completely lose the reader in the weeds。。。I would not recommend this one。1。5 stars。 。。。more
Tomáš Daněk
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The books provides some overall helicopter view of the subject， but I am not a friend of the structure。 Divided into three time periods is ok， but every chapter is always jumping from Europe to Caribic and Asia， really disturbing the flow of the narrative。Czech translation is bad， from failures to use correct nautical terms （e。g。: armada as flotila） through incorrect use （"little flotilla"） to downright invention of new ones （what should a "rychloloď" stand for I really have no idea）。 The books provides some overall helicopter view of the subject， but I am not a friend of the structure。 Divided into three time periods is ok， but every chapter is always jumping from Europe to Caribic and Asia， really disturbing the flow of the narrative。Czech translation is bad， from failures to use correct nautical terms （e。g。: armada as flotila） through incorrect use （"little flotilla"） to downright invention of new ones （what should a "rychloloď" stand for I really have no idea）。 。。。more
Amy
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An interesting look at the history of piracy as a whole， not just the 1600s to 1800s （which， I think， is what most people think of when they they think of piracy）。 I especially liked the focus of the last third of the book， on modern pirates and how they are different from and similar to the popular imaginations of golden age buccaneers。 This was a very informative book; I very much enjoyed it。
Gregory Pedersen
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Book #6 of 2020。 This was a well researched and comprehensive account of the history of piracy。 I thought the author did a solid job of covering the specific timeframes and geographic locations that piracy was dominant in。 I also liked that he looped Vikings into the piracy discussion。 It was well written and enjoyable。
Pauline Kusiak
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Way more dry than a book about piracy has the right to be。。。
Cindy Vallar
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In 1998， pirates boarded the MV Cheung Son。 They blindfolded the twenty-three crew members， injured or killed them， and tossed them overboard。 This wasn’t an isolated event， but few people knew of these incidents of piracy until November 2005 when Somali pirates tried to take a cruise ship carrying more than 300 passengers and crew。 Since then， incidents of piracy have risen and more and more people outside the maritime world have taken notice。 With this “sudden” return of pirates comes a commen In 1998， pirates boarded the MV Cheung Son。 They blindfolded the twenty-three crew members， injured or killed them， and tossed them overboard。 This wasn’t an isolated event， but few people knew of these incidents of piracy until November 2005 when Somali pirates tried to take a cruise ship carrying more than 300 passengers and crew。 Since then， incidents of piracy have risen and more and more people outside the maritime world have taken notice。 With this “sudden” return of pirates comes a commensurate number of studies on piracy and pirate history， so why do we need still another one？ For the most part， previous titles focus on a particular time period and/or a specific region。 Such studies leave a series of unanswered questions， which Lehr attempts to answer:Is what motivates certain individuals to become pirates today the same as in the past？How do the activities of modern pirates compare to those of earlier epochs？Are there any lessons that could be learned from historical attempts to curb piracy which could help us end it today？If naval power is greater today than ever before， why have we not yet been able to put an end to piracy once and for all？Why does piracy persist， seemingly against all odds？ （7）He separates the book into three periods of history and within each of these he examines three maritime regions。 The latter is comprised of the Mediterranean， Northern seas， and Eastern seas。 The former consists of 700-1500， 1500-1914， and 1914-today。 Why these particular divisions？ The first is a time when the geographical regions are separate and distinct and each area is isolated from the others。 The second time period witnesses the rise of Western nations and the spread of their sphere of influence over the powerhouses of the previous period （the Ottoman Empire， Mughal India， and Qing China）。 By the start of the next time frame， Europe controls 84% of land in the world， and from 1914 onward the interconnections between nations become global。 Throughout these chronological divisions， Lehr examines piratical commonalities and differences between the diverse pirate cultures。The narrative is both enlightening and enthralling。 The further one reads， the more one discovers that there are distinct similarities between the regions throughout time， even though the pirates of one region had no contact with pirates of another。 Regardless of the time period， two factors motivate people to pursue piracy: greed or grievances。 As Lehr shows， other components enhance or detract from these since nothing is as simple or black-and-white as it first seems。 Religion and politics also play roles， for without corruption there would be no safe havens for pirates。 Not only does he explore various aspects of becoming a pirate and being a pirate， he also discusses attempts to thwart or end piracy。Regional maps introduce each of the time periods。 Illustrations of vessels are scattered through the book， which also contains color and black-and-white plates in the center。 As the narrative progresses， Lehr includes page references to events discussed earlier in greater detail。 A glossary， endnotes， a bibliography， and an index are also included。Most readers will be familiar with some of the pirates mentioned – Stede Bonnet， Bartholomew Roberts， Zheng Yi Sao， and John Ward， for example – while others are less well known， such as Don Pero Niño， Martin Wintergerst， and Iranun and Malay pirates。 Louis Le Golif is cited several times， although no mention is made that there is some question as to whether or not he actually existed。 According to Lehr， Bartholomew Roberts died in a shipwreck; his actual demise occurred when he was fatally wounded in battle with the Royal Navy。If there is a weakness in this book， it comes in the third part of the book。 Although there are a few examples of piracy in the early years of the twentieth century， the main focus is on Somali and Nigerian piracy。 This leaves a gap in the historical comparison。Regardless of whether readers are well-versed in pirate history or are novices when it comes to pirates， Pirates is a thought-provoking and insightful examination of piracy throughout history and around the world。 Everyone who ventures to delve into this analysis will learn something new and will come away with a much better understanding about who the pirates were/are， why they turned to piracy， and why they are so difficult to completely eradicate。 。。。more
MichaelR
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Excellent book and very thorough coverage of the topic
Tilopa
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