Pirates and Sailors in the Revolutionary Atlantic
Moving beyond seafaring lore and legend, this course places the history of pirates and sailors in the context of "Atlantic history." Students will explore how organized conquests and trading ventures led to the formation of the first British empire and the expansion of commercial networks around the Atlantic and beyond.
Outcomes: Course prepares students to confront the way political and economic power is exercised, justified, questioned, and resisted during periods of rapid, global capitalist expansion.
Outcomes: Course prepares students to confront the way political and economic power is exercised, justified, questioned, and resisted during periods of rapid, global capitalist expansion.