03280oam 2200673I 450 991045828490332120200520144314.00-415-15896-61-315-00580-81-136-20857-710.4324/9781315005805 (CKB)2550000001313441(EBL)1702315(SSID)ssj0001224678(PQKBManifestationID)12404614(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001224678(PQKBWorkID)11261499(PQKB)10202011(MiAaPQ)EBC1702315(Au-PeEL)EBL1702315(CaPaEBR)ebr10881818(CaONFJC)MIL616694(OCoLC)881183764(EXLCZ)99255000000131344120180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe island race Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century /Kathleen WilsonLondon ;New York :Routledge,2003.1 online resource (299 p.)Includes index.0-415-15895-8 1-306-85443-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-268) and index.Cover; The Island Race; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures and maps; Preface and acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Nations, empires and identities in the eighteenth century; 1 Citizenship, empire and modernity in the English provinces; 2 The island race: Captain Cook and English ethnicity; 3 Britannia into battle: Women, war and identities in England and America; 4 The Black Widow: Gender, race and performance in England and Jamaica; 5 Breasts, sodomy and the lash: Masculinity and enlightenment aboard the Cook voyagesEpilogue: ""Save the Stones!"" King Alfred and the performance of originsNotes; IndexRooted in a period of vigorous exploration and colonialism, The Island Race: Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century is an innovative study of the issues of nation, gender and identity. Wilson bases her analysis on a wide range of case studies drawn both from Britain and across the Atlantic and Pacific worlds. Creating a colourful and original colonial landscape, she considers topics such as:* sodomy* theatre* masculinity* the symbolism of Britannia * the role of women in war.Wilson shows the far-reaching implications that colonNational characteristics, EnglishHistory18th centurySex roleEnglandHistory18th centuryImperialismHistory18th centuryEnglandCivilization18th centuryGreat BritainColoniesHistory18th centuryEnglandSocial conditions18th centuryElectronic books.National characteristics, EnglishHistorySex roleHistoryImperialismHistory909/.097124107Wilson Kathleen.987662MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458284903321The island race2258180UNINA