Sovereign and the Pirate: Ordering Maritime Subjects in India's Western Littoral

The book focuses on the phenomenon of predation during the closing decades of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century in Indias western littoral. It attempts a material history of piracy, locating its antecedents, its social context and its ramifications at a crucial time of political transition. It considers the possibility of studying piracy through the lens of law and resistance.