Outlaws of the Sea : Maritime Piracy in Modern China / Robert J. Antony.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antony, Robert J., author.

Series:

Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.

Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 251 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2025]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures, Maps, and Tables

Preface

Chronology

1 Introduction

2 The Sociopolitical Culture of South China’s Water World

3 Piracy, Empire, and Sovereignty

4 Chinese Pirates and Tay Son Rebels

5 Piracy and the Shadow Economy

6 Defending Canton

7 Pacification of the Seas

8 Bloodthirsty Pirates?

9 Pirates, Dragon Ladies, and Steamships

10 “We Are Not Pirates”

11 Conclusion

Glossary

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789888876501

9789888876518

OCLC:

1492997445