{"product_id":"sodomy-and-the-pirate-tradition-english-sea-rovers-in-the-seventeenth-century-caribbean-second-edition-paperback-softback-9780814712368","title":"Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition; English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean, Second Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9780814712368","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSodomy and the Pirate Tradition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEnglish Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean, Second Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eB. R. Burg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814712368\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.327 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A great . . . very interesting book.\" - Johnny Depp \"Burg puts historians to shame by raising extremely interesting questions that no one before had asked.\" - Christopher Hill (New York Review of Books)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the sexual world of the one of the most fabled and romanticized characters in history—the pirate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Blackbeard to Captain Hook, pirates have been the subject of countless movies, books, children's tales, and even a world-famous amusement park ride. In \u003ci\u003eSodomy and the Pirate Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, B.R. Burg looks beyond the myth to analyze the social and sexual world of sea rovers. Through his innovative analysis of archival materials, he uncovers the queer history of piracy.\u003cbr\u003e Burg makes the groundbreaking argument that buccaneer sexuality differed widely from that of other all-male institutions such as prisons. Instead of existing within a regimented structure of rule, regulations, and oppressive supervision, buccaneers operated in a society in which widespread tolerance of homosexuality was the norm and conditions encouraged its practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSodomy and the Pirate Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e has helped to reshape the figure of the pirate for a new century. In Burg's introduction, he discusses the controversy that surrounded the book when it was published in 1983 and how our perspectives on all-male societies have since changed. Creating an indelible impact on our culture, the book was even read by Johnny Depp in preparation for his role of Captain Jack Sparrow. In a time when we are rethinking conventional historical narratives, \u003ci\u003eSodomy and the Pirate Tradition \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an essential, alternative perspective on the centuries-old figure of the pirate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653253329176,"sku":"9780814712368","price":22.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sodomy-and-the-pirate-tradition-english-sea-rovers-in-the-seventeenth-century-caribbean-second-edition-paperback-softback-9780814712368","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}