Naval engagements : patriotism, cultural politics, and the Royal Navy, 1793-1815 /

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Naval Engagements explores the role of the Royal Navy in eighteenth-century political culture. This was the legendary age of sail, in which heroic commanders such as Admiral Nelson won great victories for Britain. Timothy Jenks reveals the ways in which these battles and the heroes who fought them w...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jenks, Timothy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2006.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Influence.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 19th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
1700-1899
Patriotism > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Patriotism > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Naval operations, British.
Patriotisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Patriotisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY.
Patriotism
Politics and government
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1820.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Naval operations, British.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1760-1820.
France
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The Glorious Firsts of June
  • Patriotic Instabilities
  • Naval Triumph and the Public Sphere
  • Contesting Naval Heroism
  • Lord Cochrane in Radical Westminster
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Members of Parliament for Westminster, 1790-1818
  • Appendix 2. Published Trafalgar poems.

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