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| Title Statement | Pirate Enlightenment, or, The real Libertalia / David Graeber. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Real Libertalia |
| Author | Graeber, David |
| Additional Contributors | Graeber, David |
| Publication | [Toronto, Ontario]: Signal, an imprint of McClelland & Stewart,2023. |
| Edition | First English language edition. |
| Extent of Item | xxix, 175 pages ; |
| ISBN | 9780771004889 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr06852897 |
| General Notes | Originally published in French as Les pirates des lumières, ou, La véritable histoire de Libertalia: [Montreuil, France] : Libertalia Press, 2019. |
| Languages | In English, translated from the French. |
| Contents | Pirates and mock kings of the Malagasy northeast --The advent of the pirates from a Malagasy point of view --Pirate enlightenment. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary | Pirates have long lived in the realm of romance and fantasy, symbolizing risk, lawlessness, and radical visions of freedom. But at the root of this mythology is a rich history of pirate societies - vibrant, imaginative experiments in self-governance and alternative social formations at the edges of European empire. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Pirates--History--18th century--Madagascar |
| Utopias--History--18th century--Madagascar | |
| By Location | Libertalia |
