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Henry Every was the seventeenth century's most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular-and wildly inaccurate-reports of his nefarious adventures. The British government offered enormous bounties for his capture, alive or (preferably) dead. But Steven Johnson argues that Every's most lasting legacy was his inadvertent triggering of a major shift in the global economy. Enemy of All Mankind focuses on one key event-the attack of an Indian treasure ship by Every and his crew-and its surprising repercussions across time and space. It's the gripping tale one of the most lucrative crimes in history, the first international manhunt, and the trial of the seventeenth century.
Johnson uses the extraordinary story of Henry Every and his crimes to explore the emergence of the East India Company, the British Empire, and the modern global marketplace: a densely interconnected planet ruled by nations and corporations. How did this unlikely pirate and his notorious crime end up playing a key role in the birth of multinational capitalism? In the same mode as Johnson's classic historical thriller The Ghost Map, Enemy of All Mankind deftly traces the path from a single struck match to a global conflagration.
Henry Every was the seventeenth century's most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular-and wildly inaccurate-reports of his nefarious adventures. The British government offered enormous bounties for his capture, alive or (preferably) dead. But Steven Johnson argues that Every's most lasting legacy was his inadvertent triggering of a major shift in the global economy. Enemy of All Mankind focuses on one key event-the attack of an Indian treasure ship by Every and his crew-and its surprising repercussions across time and space. It's the gripping tale one of the most lucrative crimes in history, the first international manhunt, and the trial of the seventeenth century.
Johnson uses the extraordinary story of Henry Every and his crimes to explore the emergence of the East India Company, the British Empire, and the modern global marketplace: a densely interconnected planet ruled by nations and corporations. How did this unlikely pirate and his notorious crime end up playing a key role in the birth of multinational capitalism? In the same mode as Johnson's classic historical thriller The Ghost Map, Enemy of All Mankind deftly traces the path from a single struck match to a global conflagration.
historic storytelling and big ideas about the development of the modern world.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A POPULIST PIRATE?: The story of Every's populist appeal
(he was essentially a seventeenth-century reality TV star who got tangled up in
international politics) parallels current political headlines.
READERS LOVE A GOOD PIRATE STORY: Johnson does not skimp on the details of
nautical adventure.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 304 |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780735211612 |
| ISBN-10: | 0735211612 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Johnson, Steven |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Riverhead Books |
| Abbildungen: | FRONTMATTER MAP |
| Maße: | 208 x 142 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Steven Johnson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 11.05.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,255 kg |
historic storytelling and big ideas about the development of the modern world.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A POPULIST PIRATE?: The story of Every's populist appeal
(he was essentially a seventeenth-century reality TV star who got tangled up in
international politics) parallels current political headlines.
READERS LOVE A GOOD PIRATE STORY: Johnson does not skimp on the details of
nautical adventure.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 304 |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780735211612 |
| ISBN-10: | 0735211612 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Johnson, Steven |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Riverhead Books |
| Abbildungen: | FRONTMATTER MAP |
| Maße: | 208 x 142 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Steven Johnson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 11.05.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,255 kg |
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