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Brunsman Denver Alexander <1975-> |
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The evil necessity [[electronic resource] ] : British naval impressment in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world / / Denver Brunsman |
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Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (376 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Impressment - Great Britain - History - 18th century |
Impressment - United States - History - 18th century |
Sailors - Great Britain - History - 18th century |
Sailors - United States - History - 18th century |
Imperialism - History - 18th century |
Great Britain History, Naval 18th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Winner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part I. Empire -- Imperial Design -- Ruling the Waves -- Cultures of Impressment -- Part II. Sailors -- Men of War -- Everyday Escapes -- Atlantic Impressment Riots -- Epilogue. |
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