Great courses (DVD). Modern history

Directed by The Great Courses

Lecturer: Manushag N. Powell, Purdue University

Other than scale, what is the difference between a pirate and the vast armies of an emperor? Were the men who famously traversed the Atlantic actually heroic explorers--or were they...pirates? In The Real History of Pirates, you'll look at world history from a new point of view, realizing much of what you've learned before should be viewed through a more accurate, post-imperialistic filter

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

What is a Pirate?

Episode 2

Pirate Facts and Fictions

Episode 3

Real Pirates of the Caribbean

Episode 4

Pirate Attacks and Tactics

Episode 5

Buried Treasure and Pirate Economics

Episode 6

Pirate Freedom Fighters

Episode 7

Pirates and Enslavement

Episode 8

The Sea Dogs of Elizabeth I

Episode 9

The Corsairs of the Maghreb

Episode 10

The Buccaneers of America

Episode 11

The Red Sea Men of the Pirate Round

Episode 12

Piracy in the China Seas

Episode 13

Pirates as Explorers

Episode 14

Pirates and Empires

Episode 15

Life on a Pirate Ship

Episode 16

Pirate Music and Performances

Episode 17

Pirate Kings

Episode 18

She-Pirates

Episode 19

Woman as Pirate Commanders

Episode 20

Pirates in Literature and the Theater

Episode 21

Prosecuting Pirates

Episode 22

Can Piracy Be Stamped Out?

Episode 23

Pirates in Modern Times

Episode 24

Pirates in Pop Culture and Beyond