Translated title of the contribution | Privateers, piracy |
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Original language | French |
Title of host publication | Les Pays-Bas au Siècle d'or. |
Subtitle of host publication | De l'Union d'Utrecht à la Paix d'Utrecht (1579-1713) |
Editors | Catherine Secretan, Willem Frijhoff |
Place of Publication | Paris |
Publisher | Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
Pages | 167-169 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2018 |
Abstract
Privateering, or legitimate forms of armed robbery on the seas, and piracy or illegitimate forms, was not always clear-cut in the 17th century Netherlands. Underneath the strict legal distinctions between privateers and pirates there existed a fluid continuum of social, economic and cultural practices.
Keywords
- piracy
- crime