5. Walk the Plank: The Economics of Pirate Torture

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. The Invisible Hook 1
6. 2. Vote for Blackbeard: The Economics of Pirate Democracy 23
7. 3. An-arrgh-chy: The Economics of the Pirate Code 45
8. 4. Skull & Bones: The Economics of the Jolly Roger 82
9. 5. Walk the Plank: The Economics of Pirate Torture 107
10. 6. Pressing Pegleg: The Economics of Pirate Conscription 134
11. 7. Equal Pay for Equal Prey: The Economics of Pirate Tolerance 156
12. 8. The Secrets of Pirate Management 176
13. Epilogue: Omnipresent Economics 194
14. Postscript: You Can’t Keep a Sea Dog Down: The Fall and Rise of Piracy 197
15. Where This Book Found Its Buried Treasure. A Note on Sources 207
16. Notes 213
17. Index 257