Catholic Pirates and Greek Merchants

"This book adds substantially to our understanding of those who inhabited the littoral of the Mediterranean Sea in the early modern period. At its center is the interaction between two sets of actors that have been largely overlooked in histories of the region. Greene tells a fascinating tale. Catholic Pirates and Greek Merchants fills a void in English language scholarship."--Bruce A. Masters, Wesleyan University "Catholic Pirates and Greek Merchants addresses some crucial issues in the history of the early modern Mediterranean, putting forward a strong and important thesis regarding the early modern history not only of the Mediterranean but of Europe in general. It truly represents an excellent expansion of the work Greene has already done in this field and a significant contribution to Mediterranean history."--Maria Fusaro, University of Exeter

Molly Greene is professor of history and Hellenic studies at Princeton University. She is the author of A Shared World: Christians and Muslims in the Early Modern Mediterranean (Princeton).

List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Subjects and Sovereigns 15 Chapter 2: The Claims of Religion 52 Chapter 3: The Age of Piracy 78 Chapter 4: The Ottoman Mediterranean 110 Chapter 5: The Pursuit of Justice 138 Chapter 6: At the Tribunale 167 Chapter 7: The Turn toward Rome 201 Conclusion 224 Notes 233 Bibliography 279 Index 291