War, Nationalism, and the British Sailor, 1750-1850 [electronic resource] /
Land, I.author.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-237) and index.
Will the real Jack Tar please stand up? -- Impressed : becoming Jack Tar -- Well rigged : cross-dressing, patriotism, and parody -- Married to Britannia : musicals, mutinies, and manhood -- Behold our empire : loyalists, reformers, and radicals -- Ships without sailors? : nostalgia for Jack Tar in the industrial age.
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.
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Great Britain-History.
Civilization-History.
History, Modern.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Cultural History.
Modern History.