HIST587 - Global History of Piracy
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This course examines the far-ranging exploits of pirates, including the practice of piracy in ancient times and the rise of modern piracy with high-speed boats and automatic weapons. Topics emphasize the relationship between piracy and sea power as well as the evolution of organizations and practices of piracy and efforts to combat it. Lessons of past events -- successful and unsuccessful -- show how challenges related to piracy have existed consistently throughout our global history.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 08/26/12 |
Spring 2012 Session K - 16 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Piracy in the Ancient World
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| ISBN: |
0801855055
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| Publication Info: |
The Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Author: |
Henry A. Ormerod
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| Unit Cost: |
$24.00
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| Book Title: |
Dangerous Waters: Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas
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| ISBN: |
0452284139
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| Publication Info: |
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
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| Author: |
John S. Burnett
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| Unit Cost: |
$15.00
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| Book Title: |
The History of Piracy
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| ISBN: |
0486461831
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| Publication Info: |
Dover Publications
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| Author: |
Philip Gosse
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| Unit Cost: |
$12.95
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