Format:
Online-Ressource (299 p)
ISBN:
9780415158954
Content:
Rooted 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 colonial power and expansion had upon the English peop
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Description based upon print version of record
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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
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Epilogue: ""Save the Stones!"" King Alfred and the performance of originsNotes; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781136208577
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415158954
Additional Edition:
Print version The Island Race : Englishness, Empire and Gender in the Eighteenth Century
Language:
English
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