The island race : Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century / / Kathleen Wilson
| The island race : Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century / / Kathleen Wilson |
| Autore | Wilson Kathleen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909/.097124107 |
| Soggetto topico |
National characteristics, English - History - 18th century
Sex role - England - History - 18th century Imperialism - History - 18th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-415-15896-6
1-315-00580-8 1-136-20857-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 voyages
Epilogue: ""Save the Stones!"" King Alfred and the performance of originsNotes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458284903321 |
Wilson Kathleen
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The island race : Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century / / Kathleen Wilson
| The island race : Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century / / Kathleen Wilson |
| Autore | Wilson Kathleen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909/.097124107 |
| Soggetto topico |
National characteristics, English - History - 18th century
Sex role - England - History - 18th century Imperialism - History - 18th century |
| ISBN |
1-136-20864-X
0-415-15896-6 1-315-00580-8 1-136-20857-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 voyages
Epilogue: ""Save the Stones!"" King Alfred and the performance of originsNotes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791185203321 |
Wilson Kathleen
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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