Cargando…
The Republic afloat : law, honor, and citizenship in maritime America /
In the years before the Civil War, many Americans saw the sea as a world apart, an often violent and insular culture governed by its own definitions of honor and ruled by its own authorities. The truth, however, is that legal cases that originated at sea had a tendency to come ashore and force the n...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Chicago, IL :
University of Chicago Press,
2013.
|
| Colección: | American beginnings, 1500-1900.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The Lorena, 1849; Part One: Law; 1. Learning the Ropes: The Legal Structure of Labor at Sea; 2. The Education of Samuel Betts: Developing a National Maritime Law; 3. Discipline but Not Punish: The Law and Labor Control at Sea, 1790-1861; 4. "All Is Violence": Mutiny and Revolt as Labor Negotiation; Part Two: Honor; 5. Forecastle Law: Personal Honor and the Defense of Custom at Sea; 6. "Good Officers Make Good Men": The Changing Meanings of Honor on the Quarterdeck; Part Three: Citizen; 7. Our Man in Liverpool: The Consular Service and American Citizenship.
- 8. "The Very Laws That Preserved Their Liberty": Seamen, Citizenship, and National Identity9. "We Are Eminently a Maritime People": Seafarers and the American Character; Conclusion: Jack Tar, American; Notes; Index.