Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
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Автор: Taylor Stephen Название: Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail ISBN: 0300257511 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300257519 Издательство: Wiley yUP Цена: 14290 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration, and warfare"No other book resurrects the wooden world of Jack Tar in such captivating and voluminous detail."--Roger Ekirch, Wall Street Journal" A] rollicking narrative . . . Superb"--Ben Wilson, Times British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson but has given little voice to plain, "illiterate" seamen. Now Stephen Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters, and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present these men in their own words. In this exhilarating account, ordinary seamen are far from the hapless sufferers of the press gangs. Proud and spirited, learned in their own fashion, with robust opinions and the courage to challenge overweening authority, they stand out from their less adventurous compatriots. Taylor demonstrates how the sailor was the engine of British prosperity and expansion up to the Industrial Revolution. From exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation, from the sea battles that made Britain a superpower to the crisis of the 1797 mutinies, these "sons of the waves" held the nation's destiny in their calloused hands.
Автор: Seaman Tom Название: Diagnosis Dystonia: Navigating the Journey ISBN: 1501004409 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501004407 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Amanda C. Seaman Название: Bodies of Evidence ISBN: 0824828062 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780824828066 Издательство: Turpin Рейтинг: Цена: 21460.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This work examines the boom in Japanese women`s detective fiction and the ways in which five contemporary authors critically engage with a variety of social issues and concerns including consumerism and the crisis of identity and discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
Название: The Autobiography of a Seaman ISBN: 1376039648 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781376039641 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 30510.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Автор: John Quay, Jayson Seaman Название: John Dewey and Education Outdoors: Making Sense of the `Educational Situation` through more than a Century of Progressive Reforms ISBN: 9462092141 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789462092143 Издательство: Brill Рейтинг: Цена: 119540.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: In this book we take the reader on a journey through the various curriculum reforms that have emerged in the USA around the idea of conducting education outdoors—through initiatives such as nature-study, camping education, adventure education, environmental education, experiential education and place based education. This is a historical journey with an underlying message for educators, one we are able to illuminate through the educational theories of John Dewey. Central to this message is a deeper understanding of human experience as both aesthetic and reflective, leading to a more coherent comprehension of not just outdoor education, but of education itself.
Автор: Gordon Williamson Название: German Seaman 1939–45 ISBN: 1841763276 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841763279 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 14840.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: This volume charts the recruitment, training, service conditions and combat experiences of a typical World War II German sailor. It focuses on the main branches of the Navy, as well as the last ditch effort units thrown into action as Infantry in the final days of the war.
Автор: Seaman Rebecca Название: Conflict in the Early Americas: An Encyclopedia of the Spanish Empire`s Aztec, Incan, and Mayan Conquests ISBN: 1598847767 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781598847765 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 84150.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This detailed study is the only reference work of its kind to address Spain`s conquest of Central and South America, providing in-depth coverage of native and European ideologies, political motivations, and cultural practices of the region.
