Press Gang - Naval Impressment and Its Opponents in Georgian Britain

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Rogers Klappentext The press gang, and its forcible recruitment of sailors to man the Royal Navy in times of war, acquired notoriety for depriving men of their liberty and carrying them away to a harsh life at sea, sometimes for years at a time. Nicholas Rogers explains exactly how the press gang worked, whom it was aimed at and how successful it was in achieving its ends. He also shows the limits to its operations and the press gang's need for cooperation from local authorities, who were by no means prepared to support it. Written by an expert in the social history of eighteenth-century Britain, it is both well-researched and highly readable. Zusammenfassung The press gang! and its forcible recruitment of sailors to man the Royal Navy in times of war! acquired notoriety for depriving men of their liberty and carrying them away to a harsh life at sea! sometimes for years at a time. This book explains how the press gang worked! whom it was aimed at and how successful it was in achieving its ends. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction                                                                                                         Impressment and the Law                                                                       Resisting the Press gang: Trends, Patterns, Dynamics         Spotlight on Two Ports: Bristol and Liverpool                   Manning the Navy in the Mid-century Atlantic                    The Navy and the Nation, 1793-1820                                                     Epilogue

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Rogers, Rogers Nicholas
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 04.11.2008, delayed
• EAN: 9781852855680
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-568-0
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Naval forces & warfare, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Naval forces and warfare, C 1700 To C 1800