LEADER 03345oam 2200697I 450 001 9910791185203321 005 20230207232503.0 010 $a1-136-20864-X 010 $a0-415-15896-6 010 $a1-315-00580-8 010 $a1-136-20857-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315005805 035 $a(CKB)2550000001313441 035 $a(EBL)1702315 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001224678 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12404614 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001224678 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11261499 035 $a(PQKB)10202011 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1702315 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1702315 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10881818 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL616694 035 $a(OCoLC)881183764 035 $a(OCoLC)884585381 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB134914 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001313441 100 $a20180331d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe island race $eEnglishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century /$fKathleen Wilson 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (299 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-415-15895-8 311 $a1-306-85443-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-268) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 voyages 327 $aEpilogue: ""Save the Stones!"" King Alfred and the performance of originsNotes; Index 330 $aRooted 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 colon 606 $aNational characteristics, English$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aSex role$zEngland$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aImperialism$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aEngland$xCivilization$y18th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xColonies$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aEngland$xSocial conditions$y18th century 615 0$aNational characteristics, English$xHistory 615 0$aSex role$xHistory 615 0$aImperialism$xHistory 676 $a909/.097124107 700 $aWilson$b Kathleen.$01581995 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791185203321 996 $aThe island race$93863946 997 $aUNINA