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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES INSTITUTIONALIZED PIRACY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE JAMAICA SLOOP, 1630-1743 By AMANDA M. EVANS A Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2005 The members of the Committee approve the Thesis of Amanda M. Evans defended on 4 March 2005. Cheryl A. Ward Professor Directing Thesis Margaret Leshikar-Denton Committee Member William Parkinson Committee Member Robinson Herrera Outside Committee Member Approved: Dean Falk, Chair, Anthropology Donald Foss, Dean, Arts and Sciences The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii For my parents. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my committee members for the generous manner in which they offered their insights and suggested alternative directions for my research. In addition to my committee members, Della Scott-Ireton, Chris Horrell, Marcus Rediker, Roger Smith, and Jason Moser suggested supplemental resources and assisted me in locating publications. I would especially like to thank Matt Keith for reading earlier drafts of this thesis and providing constructive