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At home afloat : women on the waters of the Pacific Northwest /
Women were considered bad luck on boats at sea until far into the nineteenth century. Nancy Pagh studies women active in the Pacific maritime off the Northwest and Canadian coasts as these traditional prohibitions broke down. She examines the influence of gender on the roles of women at sea, the spa...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Calgary : Moscow, Idaho :
University of Calgary Press ; University of Idaho Press,
©2001.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Women were considered bad luck on boats at sea until far into the nineteenth century. Nancy Pagh studies women active in the Pacific maritime off the Northwest and Canadian coasts as these traditional prohibitions broke down. She examines the influence of gender on the roles of women at sea, the spaces they occupy on boats, and the language they use to describe their experiences, natural surroundings, and contact with native peoples. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 179 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-167) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585424764 9780585424767 9781552382882 1552382885 |