From Jack Tar to Union Jack : representing naval manhood in the British Empire, 1870-1918 / Mary A. Conley.
Published / Created:
Manchester ; Manchester University Press ; 2009.New York : Manchester University Press ; 2009.New York : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Physical Description:
xv, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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Contributor biographical information
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/2009281866-b.html
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-210) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Gender, navy and empire -- Imperial challenges and the modernisation of the fleet -- For the good of the boys in blue: philanthropy, Agnes Weston and contested manhood -- From powder monkey to admiral: social mobility, heroism and naval manhood -- Strong men for a strong navy: naval scares, imperial anxieties and naval manhood -- Lessons in manhood: boyhood, duty and war -- Conclusion.
Subject Terms:
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century. | Sailors -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century. | Masculinity -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.