Marcus rediker long before the american revolution and. The manyheaded hydra really is an enjoyable read if you approach it as more of a novel than a history book. The authors offer a bottomup theory of resistance and. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, europe, africa, and the americas came together to create a new economy and a new class of working people. The manyheaded hydra metaphor is already being employed to define the complexity of this massive and decentralized nexus of connections.
The hidden history of the revolutionary atlantic peter linebaugh isbn. The many headed hydra is a shapeshifting collective interested in myths, practices and queer ecologies that emerge from bodies of water. Like many important things in our lives these days i have had to repeatedly revisit and. Ive been revisiting this book again and again lately. But then again, a history book is exactly what its supposed to be. An expert on bermuda and the wreck there of the seaventure in 1609, the subject of chapter. The many headed hydra by peter linebaugh and marcus rediker is an exceptionally wellwritten and enlightening history of early capitalism. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, europe, africa, and the americas came together to create a new. He is the author of numerous prizewinning books, including the manyheaded hydra with peter linebaugh, the slave ship, and the amistad rebellion.
General jackson slaying the many headed monster summary a satire on andrew jacksons campaign to destroy the bank of the united states and its support among state banks. The many headed hydra recounts their stories in a sweeping history of the role of the dispossessed in the making of the modern world. General jackson slaying the many headed monster library. The manyheaded hydra by peter linebaugh is available in. Phaedrus audio, based in maidstone in the uk, are an intriguing company who manufacture a small but.
Avoiding the usual categories that constrain history within the limits of the nation. Scum of the maritime sort had their spell in the limelight with the many headed hydra. Marcus rediker audio books, best sellers, author bio. Sailors, slaves, and the atlantic working class in the eighteenth century peter linebaugh he is editor and contributor to albions fatal tree. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Winner of the international labor history awardlong before the american revolution and the declaration of the rights of man, a motley crew of sailors, slaves. It feels a bit like the modern equivalent of a fixup novel.
There can be no sustainable development where corruption thrives, yet it is all too easy to find examples of highlevel public officials implicated in. The manyheaded hydra by peter linebaugh, 9781844678655, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Peter linebaugh and mark rediker, the many headed hydra. Marcus rediker and peter linebaugh, the manyheaded hydra boston. Sailors, slaves, commoners, and the hidden history of the revolutionary atlantic by pater linebaugh and marcus. In truth, the many headed hydra is riddled with similar blatant errors from the start to the finish. Peter linebaugh and marcus rediker tell their story with deep sympathy and profound insight. Sailors, slaves, commoners and the hidden history of the revolutionary atlantic. The hidden history of the revolutionary atlantic revised ed. The manyheaded hydra is a long awaited almost 20 years in the making tourdeforce of radical history from below. Winner of the international labor history award long before the american revolution and the declaration of the rights of man. The manyheaded hydra peter linebaugh and marcus rediker. This compellting history of the revolutionary atlantic portrays pirates, sailors, dockers, seagoing.
The manyheaded hydra by peter linebaugh, marcus rediker. When an unprecedented expansion of trade and colonization in the. The many headedhydra recounts their stories in a sweeping history of the role of the dispossessed in the making of the modern world. Peter linebaugh is an american marxist historian who specializes in british history, irish history, labor history, and the history of the colonial atlantic. Sailors, slaves, commoners, and the hidden history of the revolutionary atlantic by peter linebaugh and marcus rediker beacon press, 2000, 352 pp. Sailors, slaves, commoners, and the hidden history of the revolutionary atlantic ebook. The manyheaded hydra by peter linebaugh overdrive rakuten. Sailors, slaves, commoners, and the hidden history of the revolutionary atlantic. In about four hundred pages, the manyheaded hydra covers two hundred years of.
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