The final posthumous work by the coauthor of the major New York Times bestseller The Dawn of Everything 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 forma...(展开全部)

The final posthumous work by the coauthor of the major New York Times bestseller The Dawn of Everything 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 forma...(展开全部)

For one hundred years from the end of the seventeenth century, Madagascar was home to several thousand pirates. This was the Golden Age of Piracy, a period of violent buccaneering and dubious legends - but it was also, argues anthropologist David Graeber, a brief window of radical democracy, as the pirate settlers attempted to apply the egalitarian principles of their ships to ...(展开全部)

Pirate: The Buccaneer’s (Unofficial) Manual is a witty, informative, and highly entertaining guide to how to be a pirate, combining historical accuracy with an irreverent but revealing look at the eighteenth-century world of piracy and buccaneering. Included are chapters on the history of piracy, stretching back to ancient Greece and Rome; essentials of language and dress; nota...(展开全部)

Pirate: The Buccaneer’s (Unofficial) Manual is a witty, informative, and highly entertaining guide to how to be a pirate, combining historical accuracy with an irreverent but revealing look at the eighteenth-century world of piracy and buccaneering. Included are chapters on the history of piracy, stretching back to ancient Greece and Rome; essentials of language and dress; nota...(展开全部)

出生于美国，后移居到英国。她曾经为英国政府的五个部门以及国民托管组织做过咨询工作，曾经出版过《血色钻石》及《法国：欧洲的十字路口》，现居住于英国牛津郡。

出生于美国，后移居到英国。她曾经为英国政府的五个部门以及国民托管组织做过咨询工作，曾经出版过《血色钻石》及《法国：欧洲的十字路口》，现居住于英国牛津郡。

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.</p> "What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"</p> "Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a ch...(展开全部)

When a young boy gets a beautiful velveteen rabbit for a gift, he plays with his new toy for a while, but in all the excitement of opening presents, he forgets about it. But only temporarily. How the rabbit comes to be loved by the boy and finally comes to life is a classic story that has been read and cherished by many generations of children and their parents.

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.</p> "What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"</p> "Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a ch...(展开全部)