The press gang :naval impressment and its opponents in Georgian Britain

• 作者: Rogers, Nicholas.
• 出版: London : Continuum 2007.
• 稽核項: xi, 168 pages :illustrations ;25 cm.
• 標題: Impressment , Great Britain. Royal Navy History. , Great Britain. , Impressment Great Britain -- History. , History.
• ISBN: 1847144683 , 9781847144683
• 附註: 105年科技部補助人文及社會科學研究圖書計畫主題:文學I:戲曲與表演文化 Includes bibliographical references and index. 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.
• 摘要: 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.--From publisher description.
• 系統號: 005267554
• 資料類型: 圖書
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