War, nationalism, and the British sailor, 1750-1850

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    • Land, Isaac
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War, nationalism, and the British sailor, 1750-1850

Isaac Land

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

1st ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-237) and index

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Will the Real Jack Tar Please Stand Up? * Impressed: Becoming Jack Tar * Well Rigged: Cross-Dressing, Patriotism, and Parody * Married to Britannia: Mutinies, Musicals, and Manhood * Behold Our Empire: Loyalists, Reformers, and Radicals * Ships without Sailors? Nostalgia for Jack Tar in the Industrial Age * Conclusion

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