Peter Earle is een vooraanstaand economisch historicus. Zijn werk duikt in de complexe dynamiek van economieën uit het verleden en biedt inzichtelijke analyses van hun structuren en evolutie. Lezers kunnen wetenschappelijke maar toegankelijke verkenningen van historische economische trends en hun impact verwachten.
Since Gemmology was published, readers have used it to gain an in-depth appreciation of the science of gemmology, its history and practice.This third edition has been completely revised to cover the latest methods of gem enhancement and identification, as well as the latest test instruments and laboratory techniques.
Presents the history of the English merchant seaman in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries - a period during which England rose to dominance in world commence and became the greatest naval power in the world. This work explores various aspects of the sailor's life: conditions of service, wealth and possessions, life aboard a ship, and more.
Investigates the fascination pirates hold over popular imagination, taking the fable of ocean-going Robin Hoodsailing under the banner of King Death and contrasting it with the muderous reality of robbery, torture and death, and the freedom of a short, violent life on the high seas.