From Jack Tar to Union Jack
Conley, Mary A.; Thompson, Andrew
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Paperback. In this pioneering study, Conley examines the intersection between empire, navy, and manhood in British society from 1870 to 1918. Jack Tar to Union Jack is indispensable reading as it reminds us of the navy's long-standing influence upon British domestic and imperial culture. Series Editor(s): MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTM; HBTQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
Jack Tar to Union Jack examines the intersection between empire, navy, and manhood in British society from 1870 to 1918. Through analysis of sources that include courts-martial cases, sailors’ own writings, and the HMS Pinafore, Conley charts new depictions of naval manhood during the Age of Empire, a period which witnessed the radical transformation of the navy, the intensification of imperial competition, the democratisation of British society, and the advent of mass culture. Jack Tar to Union Jack argues that popular representations of naval men increasingly reflected and informed imperial masculine ideals in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Conley shows how ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526106674
SKU
V9781526106674
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99-15
About Conley, Mary A.; Thompson, Andrew
Mary Conley is Assistant Professor of History at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts -- .
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