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2023 book by David Graeber
Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia is a 2023 book by
David Graeber .
Description
In Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia , author
David Graeber argues that
Ratsimilaho of the
Zana-Malata
Malagasy ethnic group and descendent of a pirate oversaw a period of democracy and peace as a precursor to the
Age of Enlightenment . Graeber contests the common portrayal of Ratsimilaho as a European civilizer.
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Publication
The author, pictured in 2015
The book began as an expansion of a chapter of Graeber's On Kings (2017). Revisiting his early 1990s anthropology dissertation work in Madagascar, Graeber focused on the Zana-Malata and
Betsimisaraka ethnic groups.
[1] Graeber finished writing the book in 2013.
[2]
Allen Lane acquired the book's UK rights via
Janklow & Nesbit in September 2022.
[3] Its first print run with
Farrar Straus & Giroux was 200,000 copies in the United States.
[4]
Reception
Pirate Enlightenment placed on
LitHub and
The Guardian 's most anticipated books of 2023.
[5]
[6] Upon its release, it appeared on the Indie Bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction, based on reporting from independent bookstores in the United States.
[7]
References
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a
b Dean, Sam (January 21, 2023).
"Did pirates advance democracy? David Graeber's last book makes the case" .
Los Angeles Times .
Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023 .
^ Polonsky, Naomi (October 31, 2022).
"A Joyous Carnival to Celebrate David Graeber's Lasting Legacy" .
Hyperallergic .
Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023 .
^ Bayley, Sian (September 21, 2022).
"Allen Lane to publish posthumous book by anthropologist Graeber" . The Bookseller .
Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023 .
^
"The On-Sale Calendar: January 2023" .
Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023 .
^
"Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2023" . Literary Hub . January 12, 2023.
Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023 .
^ Jordan, Justine; Shariatmadari, David (December 31, 2022).
"2023 in books: highlights for the year ahead" .
The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 .
Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023 .
^
"The Indie Bestseller List for the Week Ending Jan. 29, 2023" .
Daily Freeman . February 1, 2023.
Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023 .
Bibliography
Brotton, Jerry (February 8, 2023).
"Pirate Enlightenment by David Graeber — sea battles and radical social experiments" .
Financial Times .
Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023 .
Carty, Pat (March 8, 2023).
"Book review: How Madagascar pirates may have put traditional society to the sword" .
Business Post .
Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023 .
Dabhoiwala, Fara (January 27, 2023).
"Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia by David Graeber review – utopia by the sea" .
The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 .
Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023 .
Dubrovsky, Nika; Chomsky, Noam (September 21, 2022).
"Noam Chomsky on David Graeber's Pirate Enlightenment" . ArtReview .
Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023 .
Frankopan, Peter (January 24, 2023).
"How Enlightened Were the Pirates of Madagascar?" .
The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 .
Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023 .
Jones, Dan (January 21, 2023).
"Pirate Enlightenment by David Graeber: a band of very unlikely philosophers" . The Times .
ISSN
0140-0460 .
Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023 .
Krishnan, Nikhil (January 19, 2023).
"Were pirates pioneering socialists – or just filthy scallywags?" .
The Telegraph .
ISSN
0307-1235 .
Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023 .
Levin, Annie (January 30, 2023).
"Review: David Graeber Argues that the Enlightenment Was Heavily Influenced by Pirates" .
The New York Observer .
Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023 .
Rediker, Marcus (March 18, 2023).
"The Hidden Treasures of Pirate Democracy" .
The Nation .
ISSN
0027-8378 .
Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023 .
Smith, Justin EH (January 22, 2023).
"The poetic history of David Graeber" .
New Statesman .
Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023 .
Vandenburgh, Barbara (January 21, 2023).
"David Graeber's 'Pirate Enlightenment,' Patricia Engel's 'Faraway World': 5 new must-read books" .
USA Today .
Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023 .
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