Rum, Sodomy and the Lash: Piracy, Sexuality, and Masculine Identity

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash: Piracy, Sexuality, and Masculine Identity

Editorial Reviews
Book Description
"Everything you ever wanted to know, and more, about pirates." -Lambda Book Report

"This book is a treasure chest of lore and history with barnacles that can scrape." -Fore Word

"Turley shows the ways in which sodomy and piracy are inextricable from the cultural imagination of the eighteenth century and, in doing so, encourages us to rethink not only pirate history, but the history of sexuality as well." -George E. Haggerty --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author
Hans Turley is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash: Piracy, Sexuality, and Masculine Identity,Hans Turley,New York University Press,081478223X,General,History,History (Specific Aspects),History - General History,History: World,Homosexuality,Homosexuality in literature,Maritime History,Modern - General,Pirates,Pirates in literature,Sexual behavior

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