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• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Maps and Illustrations
• Introduction: The Sudden Return of Piracy
• Part I: Distinct Regions, AD 700 to 1500
• Joining the Wicked Order
• God Wills It
• Turning a Blind Eye
• There Was No Choice
• Spotting Ships at Sea
• Overwhelming the Prey
• Raiding the Coasts
• Pirate Violence
• Efforts to End Piracy on Land
• Efforts to End Piracy at Sea
• Hunting Pirates
• Attacking Pirate Bases
• Part II: The Rise of European Sea Power, 1500 to 1914
• Seeking a Merry Life and a Short One
• Tars, Gents and Traders
• Piracy Brings No Disgrace
• The Lure of Easy Money
• Pirate Ports
• The Pirate Queen and her Courtiers
• Raffish Instruments of Foreign Policy
• Acquiring a Suitable Vessel
• Stalking and Capturing the Prey
• Desperate Battles at Sea
• High-End Piracy
• Whoring, Drinking and Gambling
• Typical Ends of Pirate Careers
• The Pitfalls of Co-opting Former Pirates
• Hunting the Hunters
• Anti-Piracy Alliances
• The Apparent Demise of Piracy
• Part III: A Globalised World, 1914 to the Present
• They Were Rich, We Were Poor
• The Winds of Change
• Modern Enabling Environments
• A New Raffish Instrument
• The Modern Pirate Fleet
• Guise and Guile in Modern Times
• Shock and Awe Today
• The ‘Uniquely Violent Nature’ of Nigerian Piracy
• Modern Pirates’ Modus Operandi
• Modern Variants of the Merry Life
• Piracy and the Law
• Citadels and Robot Ships
• Hunting Pirates at Sea
• Counter-Measures on Pirate Shores
• Conclusion: Back with a Vengeance
• Glossary
• Endnotes
• Bibliography
• Index