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OverviewExplores the sexual world of the one of the most fabled and romanticized character in history--the pirate Pirates are among the most heavily romanticized and fabled characters in history. From Bluebeard to Captain Hook, they have been the subject of countless movies, books, children's tales, even a world-famous amusement park ride. In Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition, historian B. R. Burg investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers, a tightly bound brotherhood of men engaged in almost constant warfare. What, he asks, did these men, often on the high seas for years at a time, do for sexual fulfillment? Buccaneer sexuality differed widely from that of other all- male institutions such as prisons, for it existed not within a regimented structure of rule, regulations, and oppressive supervision, but instead operated in a society in which widespread toleration of homosexuality was the norm and conditions encouraged its practice. In his new introduction, Burg discusses the initial response to the book when it was published in 1983 and how our perspectives on all-male societies have since changed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: B. R. BurgPublisher: New York University Press Imprint: New York University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.470kg ISBN: 9780814712351ISBN 10: 0814712355 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 March 1995 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsA great ... very interesting book. -Johnny Depp Burg puts historians to shame by raising extremely interesting questions that no one before had asked. -Christopher Hill,New York Review of Books <p> A great . . . very interesting book. -Johnny Depp, """A great ... very interesting book."" --Johnny Depp ""Burg puts historians to shame by raising extremely interesting questions that no one before had asked."" --Christopher Hill in New York Review of Books" <p> In this clearly written scholarly work, DiCataldo examines the unintended consequences of making laws based on the behavior of the most horrendous sex offenders and applying them to all sex offenders, including juveniles. . .he offers extensive references on varying aspects of the problem and carefully evaluates cases at both ends of the spectrum. <br>- CHOICE , Author InformationB. R. Burg is Professor of History at Arizona State University and the author of Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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