The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates

by Peter T. Leeson

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Pack your cutlass and blunderbuss--it's time to go a-pirating! The Invisible Hook takes readers inside the wily world of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century pirates. With swashbuckling irreverence and devilish wit, Peter Leeson uncovers the hidden economics behind pirates' notorious, entertaining, and sometimes downright shocking behavior. Why did pirates fly flags of Skull & Bones? Why did they create a "pirate code"? Were pirates...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691150095

ISBN13:9780691150093

Release Date:July 2011

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.81 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Related Subjects

Pirates Risk Management Society Business Business & Finance Business & Investing Criminology Economic History Economics History

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