List of illustrations | |
Acknowledgements | |
Abbreviations | |
Introduction | |
1. The seaman as man of the world: a tour of the North Atlantic, c. 1740 | |
2. The seaman as collective worker: the labour process at sea | |
3. The seaman as wage labourer: the search for ready money | |
4. The seaman as plain dealer: language and culture at sea | |
5. The seaman as the 'Spirit of Rebellion': authority, violence and labour discipline | |
6. The Seaman as pirate: plunder and social banditry at sea: Conclusion: the seaman as worker of the world | |
Appendix A: Age distribution among deep-sea sailors, 1700-1750 | |
Appendix B: English trade, 1650-1750 | |
Appendix C: Wages in the merchant shipping industry, 1700-1750 | |
Appendix D: Literacy in the merchant shipping industry, 1700-1750 | |
Appendix E: Mutiny at sea, 1700-1750 | |
Appendix F: The courts of admiralty and their records | |
Index. |
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