Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Merchant Seamen, Pirates and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700-1750 (Paperback, New Ed)


Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea focuses upon the seamen's experience in order to illuminate larger historical issues such as the rise of capitalism, the genesis of free wage labor, and the growth of an international working class. These epic themes were intimately bound up with the everyday hopes and fears of the common men who toiled upon the deep.

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea focuses upon the seamen's experience in order to illuminate larger historical issues such as the rise of capitalism, the genesis of free wage labor, and the growth of an international working class. These epic themes were intimately bound up with the everyday hopes and fears of the common men who toiled upon the deep.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Cambridge UniversityPress

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

February 1989

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

1987

Authors

Dimensions

230 x 151 x 22mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

322

Edition

New Ed

ISBN-13

978-0-521-37983-0

Barcode

9780521379830

Categories

LSN

0-521-37983-0



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