Outlaws of the Sea: Maritime Piracy in Modern China (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789888876778)

A compelling study of piracy in modern South China.

In Outlaws of the Sea, Robert J. Antony provides a comprehensive account of the history of maritime piracy in coastal south China from the 1630s to the 1940s. He neither romanticizes nor maligns pirates, but rather analyzes them in the context of their times and the broader world in which they lived. The author demonstrates that Chinese piracy was a pervasive force shaping maritime society as it ebbed and flowed between sporadic, small-scale ventures and professional, large-scale enterprises in the modern era. This book offers important new insights into the underside of modern China's history and the interactions between pirates, foreign traders, local communities, and the state.

Author: Robert J. Antony
ISBN-10: 9888876775
ISBN-13: 9789888876778
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2024
Pages: 268
Format: Hardcover