Dynamite presentation! Very important historically, not only because it is about the contributions of sailors to human rights, but also because of the proof, once again, of how power corrupts (the power of the wealthy, the "elite" of those times). It is also quite important in that, thanks to the author's scholarship, we can see history from the bottom up, not merely (as is so often the case) by the "victors", the rich and powerful. The history we've been fed, pretty much forever, has been the bullcrap of the rich and powerful--a pack of lies that are now--thanks to the Internet and some courageous researchers--being rammed down their throats. Quackademics, take heed!
I have heard that about half the ships taken by Roberts were fishing vessels in the vicinity of the Grand Banks. He also seems to specialized in slave ships off the coast of Africa. Most of the 'cargo' Roberts would have sold were slaves. His point about the life span of sailors is important: after all, the average life span in those days for almost everyone was pretty short; this fact leads to the supposed quote from Roberts: "A short life and a merry one."
Bravo à cet historien rigoureux qui démonte les mythes pour mettre en avant des pratiques démocratiques et sociales en avance sur leur temps. Cette démarche est à l'opposé des conclusions de Jean-Pierre Moreau archéologue qui - bien que spécialiste de la Marine de cette époque - garde à distance toute analyse socio-politique. Pourtant, la violente, voire la féroce répression de la piraterie par les puissants de l'époque, ne peut s'expliquer exclusivement par des raisons purement économiques. Je préfère que l'on compare cette" première mondialisation de l'économie", basée sur la haute technologie de la marine à voile à notre mondialisation actuelle que le rapprochement des pirates fin XVIIe-début XVIIIe avec les actuels "somaliens" du Golfe d'Aden qui conclut l'ouvrage: "Pirate au jour le jour" de J-P Moreau. Il y eut bien un prolétariat atlantique comme il y en a actuellement un autre sur tous les océans . J'adopte volontiers la thèse de Marcus Rediker et Peter Linebaugh. Cf. L'hydre aux mille têtes. Histoire cachée de l'Atlantique Révolutionnaire, Editions Amsterdam, Paris, 2008.
Dynamite presentation! Very important historically, not only because it is about the contributions of sailors to human rights, but also because of the proof, once again, of how power corrupts (the power of the wealthy, the "elite" of those times). It is also quite important in that, thanks to the author's scholarship, we can see history from the bottom up, not merely (as is so often the case) by the "victors", the rich and powerful. The history we've been fed, pretty much forever, has been the bullcrap of the rich and powerful--a pack of lies that are now--thanks to the Internet and some courageous researchers--being rammed down their throats. Quackademics, take heed!
Marcus Rediker is very gifted. Excellent presentation.
Wow, so glad I watched this! Bravo!
Why there is not much student in class? He deserve more student for this incredible history fact about pirates
Social Distancing LOL!
I have heard that about half the ships taken by Roberts were fishing vessels in the vicinity of the Grand Banks. He also seems to specialized in slave ships off the coast of Africa. Most of the 'cargo' Roberts would have sold were slaves. His point about the life span of sailors is important: after all, the average life span in those days for almost everyone was pretty short; this fact leads to the supposed quote from Roberts: "A short life and a merry one."
Thank you.
Okay, I'll listen to this again. ;)
Muito bom
Bravo à cet historien rigoureux qui démonte les mythes pour mettre en avant des pratiques démocratiques et sociales en avance sur leur temps. Cette démarche est à l'opposé des conclusions de Jean-Pierre Moreau archéologue qui - bien que spécialiste de la Marine de cette époque - garde à distance toute analyse socio-politique. Pourtant, la violente, voire la féroce répression de la piraterie par les puissants de l'époque, ne peut s'expliquer exclusivement par des raisons purement économiques.
Je préfère que l'on compare cette" première mondialisation de l'économie", basée sur la haute technologie de la marine à voile à notre mondialisation actuelle que le rapprochement des pirates fin XVIIe-début XVIIIe avec les actuels "somaliens" du Golfe d'Aden qui conclut l'ouvrage: "Pirate au jour le jour" de J-P Moreau.
Il y eut bien un prolétariat atlantique comme il y en a actuellement un autre sur tous les océans . J'adopte volontiers la thèse de Marcus Rediker et Peter Linebaugh.
Cf. L'hydre aux mille têtes. Histoire cachée de l'Atlantique Révolutionnaire, Editions Amsterdam, Paris, 2008.
Wealth reditribution
haHA!!