Mutiny and Maritime Radicalism in the Age of Revolution: A Global Survey

Edited by Clare Anderson , Niklas Frykman , Lex Heerma van Voss , Marcus Rediker

ISBN 10: 1107689325 / ISBN 13: 9781107689329

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 2013

281 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand. N° de réf. du vendeur __1107689325

Synopsis :

This volume explores the transnational dimensions of mutiny and maritime radicalism during the great cycle of war and revolution that began in the mid-1750s and continued until the 1840s. The central theme of the volume is mutiny - its causes, frequency, forms, patterns and outcomes - charting, linking and comparing maritime insurrections in different oceans, on warships, merchant vessels and convict ships. The contributions concentrate on the mutineers themselves, their social composition, self-organisation, objectives and ideas. Also included is unrest in port cities, sites of international exchange between maritime and landed forms of resistance. Sailors spent significant amounts of time in port, sometimes connecting shipboard unrest and radical movements on land in personal, political and social ways. The contributions cover the age of revolution in its full geographic extent, including the Atlantic with its wars and revolutions, but also the Indian and Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.

Présentation de l'éditeur: This volume explores the transnational dimensions of mutiny and maritime radicalism during the great cycle of war and revolution that began in the mid-1750s and continued until the 1840s. The central theme of the volume is mutiny - its causes, frequency, forms, patterns and outcomes - charting, linking and comparing maritime insurrections in different oceans, on warships, merchant vessels and convict ships. The contributions concentrate on the mutineers themselves, their social composition, self-organisation, objectives and ideas. Also included is unrest in port cities, sites of international exchange between maritime and landed forms of resistance. Sailors spent significant amounts of time in port, sometimes connecting shipboard unrest and radical movements on land in personal, political and social ways. The contributions cover the age of revolution in its full geographic extent, including the Atlantic with its wars and revolutions, but also the Indian and Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Mutiny and Maritime Radicalism in the Age of...
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition : 2013
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Brand New