Genesis of Rebellion - Governance, Grievance, and Mutiny in the Age of Sail

Reveals how poor governance and everyday forms of organization resulted in mutiny amongst seamen during the Age of Sail.

List of contents

1. The genesis of rebellion; 2. Governance and social order in the Age of Sail; 3. One and all: the anatomy of mutiny; 4. Why seamen rebelled: the causes of mutiny; 5. Insurgency and solidarity: the mass mutinies at Spithead and the Nore; 6. Discipline, punishment and the fear of insurrection; 7. The consequences of mutiny; 8. Conclusion and implications.

About the author

Steven Pfaff serves on the board of the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics and Culture. He studies sociology, political science, and economic history, and has received book prizes from the Social Science History Association and the European Academy of Sociology.Michael Hechter is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Foundation Professor of Political Science at Arizona State University. He is the author of various books, including Alien Rule (Cambridge, 2013).

Product details

• Authors: Michael Hechter, Michael (Arizona State University) Hechter, Hechter Michael, Steven Pfaff, Steven (University of Washington) Pfaff, Steven (University of Washington) Hechter Pfaff
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781107193734
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19373-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, military history, Political science & theory, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Political science and theory