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About this audiobook
The Enduring World of Piracy explores how piracy survived long after the age of Blackbeard, Nassau, and the great Atlantic pirate fleets had passed into legend. From imperial campaigns in the Persian Gulf and Southeast Asia to the transformation of maritime raiding in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book reveals piracy as more than crime at sea. It was a force shaped by empire, trade, poverty, smuggling, political conflict, and the struggle to control global waters.
The book also examines how literature, cinema, and popular culture transformed pirates into symbols of rebellion, danger, adventure, and freedom. From Treasure Island to modern film, gaming, and maritime security crises in the Gulf of Aden and Southeast Asia, this volume connects the historical pirate with the pirate of imagination. The last book of the series shows why pirates continue to fascinate the world—and why their legacy still matters today.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Psychology
Length6 hrs 36 mins
Narrated bySantiago Machain
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 11, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
11-intro
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2C1
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9C8
4C3
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The Industrial NationSantiago Machain7h 42m$25 · $0.00
Pirates of AsiaSantiago Machain7h 14m$25 · $0.00
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