From Jack Tar to Union Jack : representing naval manhood in the British Empire, 1870-1918 /: representing naval manhood in the British Empire, 1870-1918. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mary A. Conley.
• Other Names: Conley, Mary A
• Contents: Introduction: Gender, navy and empire -- Imperial challenges and the modernisation of the fleet -- For the good of the boys in blue: philanthropy, Agnes Weston and contested manhood -- From powder monkey to admiral: social mobility, heroism and naval manhood -- Strong men for a strong navy: naval scares, imperial anxieties and naval manhood -- Lessons in manhood: boyhood, duty and war -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (232 pages)
• Subjects: 359.10941; Sailors -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Masculinity -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century; History -- 19th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526117656; 1526117657
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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