War Nationalism And The British Sailor 1750 1850
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War Nationalism And The British Sailor 1750 1850
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Author : I. Land
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2009-08-31
War Nationalism And The British Sailor 1750 1850 written by I. Land and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-31 with History categories.
This is the first book to systematically integrate 'Jack Tar,' the common seaman, into the cultural history of modern Britain, treating him not as an occasional visitor from the ocean, but as an important part of national life.
The Royal Navy And The British Atlantic World C 1750 1820
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Author : John McAleer
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-05-22
The Royal Navy And The British Atlantic World C 1750 1820 written by John McAleer and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-22 with History categories.
This book foregrounds the role of the Royal Navy in creating the British Atlantic in the eighteenth century. It outlines the closely entwined connections between the nurturing of naval supremacy, the politics of commercial protection, and the development of national and imperial identities – crucial factors in the consolidation and transformation of the British Atlantic empire. The collection brings together scholars working on aspects of the Royal Navy and the British Atlantic in order to gain a better understanding of the ways that the Navy protected, facilitated, and shaped the British-Atlantic empire in the era of war, revolution, counter-revolution, and upheaval between the beginning of the Seven Years War and the end of the conflict with Napoleonic France. Contributions question the limits – conceptually and geographically – of that Atlantic world, suggesting that, by considering the Royal Navy and the British Atlantic together, we can gain greater insights into Britain’s maritime history.
Negotiating Masculinities And Modernity In The Maritime World 1815 1940
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Author : Karen Downing
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-01-16
Negotiating Masculinities And Modernity In The Maritime World 1815 1940 written by Karen Downing and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-16 with History categories.
This book explores ideas of masculinity in the maritime world in the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century. During this time commerce, politics and technology supported male privilege, while simultaneously creating the polite, consumerist and sedentary lifestyles that were perceived as damaging the minds and bodies of men. This volume explores this paradox through the figure of the sailor, a working-class man whose representation fulfilled numerous political and social ends in this period. It begins with the enduring image of romantic, heroic veterans of the Napeolonic wars, takes the reader through the challenges to masculinities created by encounters with other races and ethnicities, and with technological change, shifting geopolitical and cultural contexts, and ends with the fragile portrayal of masculinity in the imagined Nelson. In doing so, this edited collection shows that maritime masculinities (ideals, representations and the seamen themselves) were highly visible and volatile sites for negotiating the tensions of masculinities with civilisation, race, technology, patriotism, citizenship, and respectability during the long nineteenth century.
Narratives Of The Revolutionary And Napoleonic Wars
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Author : C. Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-09-19
Narratives Of The Revolutionary And Napoleonic Wars written by C. Kennedy and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-19 with History categories.
The volume explores how the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars were experienced, perceived and narrated by contemporaries in Britain and Ireland, drawing on an extensive range of personal testimonies by soldiers, sailors and civilians to shed new light on the social and cultural history of the period and the history of warfare more broadly.
The Myth Of The Press Gang
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Author : Jeremiah Ross Dancy
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 2015
The Myth Of The Press Gang written by Jeremiah Ross Dancy and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
Overturns the generally held view that the press gang was the main means of recruiting seamen by the British navy in the late eighteenth century. SHORTLISTED for the Society for Nautical Research's prestigious Anderson Medal. The press gang is generally regarded as the means by which the British navy solved the problem of recruiting enough seamen in the late eighteenth century. This book, however, based on extensive original research conducted primarily in a large number of ships' muster books, demonstrates that this view is false. It argues that, in fact, the overwhelming majority of seamen in the navy were there of their own free will. Taking a long view across the late eighteenth century but concentrating on the period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of 1793-1815, the book provides great detail on the sort of men that were recruited and the means by which they were recruited, and includes a number of individuals' stories. It shows how manpower was a major concern for the Admiralty; how the Admiralty put in place a range of recruitment methods including the quota system; how it worried about depleting merchant shipping of sufficient sailors; and how, although most seamen were volunteers, the press gang was resorted to, especially during the initial mobilisation at the beginning of wars and to find certain kinds of particularly skilled seamen. The book also makes comparisons with recruitment methods employed by the navies of other countries and by the British army. J. Ross Dancy is Assistant Professor of History at Sam Houston State University.
Britain And The Seventy Years War 1744 1815
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Author : Anthony Page
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-16
Britain And The Seventy Years War 1744 1815 written by Anthony Page and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-16 with History categories.
Eighteenth-century Britons were frequently anxious about the threat of invasion, military weakness, possible financial collapse and potential revolution. Anthony Page argues that between 1744 and 1815, Britain fought a 'Seventy Years War' with France. This invaluable study: - Argues for a new periodization of eighteenth-century British history, and explains the politics and course of Anglo-French war - Explores Britain's 'fiscal-naval' state and its role in the expansion of empire and industrial revolution - Highlights links between war, Enlightenment and the evolution of modern British culture and politics Synthesizing recent research on political, military, economic, social and cultural history, Page demonstrates how Anglo-French war influenced the revolutionary era and helped to shape the first age of global imperialism.
Billy Waters Is Dancing
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Author : Mary L Shannon
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2024-06-11
Billy Waters Is Dancing written by Mary L Shannon and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of William Waters, Black street performer in Regency London, and how his huge celebrity took on a life of its own Every child in Regency London knew Billy Waters, the celebrated "King of the Beggars." Likely born into enslavement in 1770s New York, he became a Royal Navy sailor. After losing his leg in a fall from the rigging, the talented and irrepressible Waters became London's most famous street performer. His extravagantly costumed image blazed across the stage and in print to an unprecedented degree. For all his contemporary renown, Waters died destitute in 1823--but his legend would live on for decades. Mary L. Shannon's biography draws together surviving traces of Waters' life to bring us closer to the historical figure underlying them. Considering Waters' influence on the London stage and his echoing resonances in visual art, and writing by Douglass, Dickens, and Thackeray, Shannon asks us to reconsider Black presences in nineteenth-century popular culture. This is a vital attempt to recover a life from historical obscurity--and a fascinating account of what it meant to find fame in the Regency metropolis.
Naval Families War And Duty In Britain 1740 1820
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Author : Ellen Gill
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2016
Naval Families War And Duty In Britain 1740 1820 written by Ellen Gill and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
Provides deep insights into the roles and responsibilities of men, women and children within naval families.
In Nelson S Wake
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Author : James Davey
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-17
In Nelson S Wake written by James Davey and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-17 with History categories.
Battles, blockades, convoys, raids: An “impressive” account of how the indefatigable British Royal Navy ensured Napoleon’s ultimate defeat (International Journal of Military History). Horatio Nelson’s celebrated victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 presented Britain with an unprecedented command of the seas. Yet the Royal Navy’s role in the struggle against Napoleonic France was far from over. This groundbreaking book asserts that, contrary to the accepted notion that the Battle of Trafalgar essentially completed the Navy’s task, the war at sea actually intensified over the next decade, ceasing only with Napoleon’s final surrender. In this dramatic account of naval contributions between 1803 and 1815, James Davey offers original and exciting insights into the Napoleonic wars and Britain’s maritime history. Encompassing Trafalgar, the Peninsular War, the War of 1812, the final campaign against Napoleon, and many lesser known but likewise crucial moments, the book sheds light on the experiences of individuals high and low, from admiral and captain to sailor and cabin boy. The cast of characters also includes others from across Britain—dockyard workers, politicians, civilians—who made fundamental contributions to the war effort, and in so doing, both saved the nation and shaped Britain’s history.
Mobility And Coercion In An Age Of Wars And Revolutions
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Author : Jan C. Jansen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-16
Mobility And Coercion In An Age Of Wars And Revolutions written by Jan C. Jansen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-16 with History categories.
Reveals new connections between war, revolution and forced migration in an era usually associated with a quest for liberty.