The Genesis of the Naval Profession
Publisher: University College Dublin Press
Published: September 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781904558804
Subjects: Naval forces & warfare; Naval Operations; Naval Personnel; History; History - Military / War; Technology & Industrial Arts; Military; Europe - Great Britain - General; Military - Naval; Military Science; Great Britain; Great Britain; Officers; Royal Navy; Sailors
Description: Drawn largely from unpublished manuscripts, this compilation illustrates Norbert Elias' theory that the emergence of the professional naval officer in Great Britain was related both to the necessities of naval warfare and to the structure of society on land. Specifically, the innovation of the rank of midshipman meant that the British were able to mitigate the impact of social barriers between officers and ratings and gradually merge the two hierarchies.