Although there have been military, social, and labor histories
examining sailors, this book employs the methods of cultural
history to systematically integrate Jack Tar, the common seaman,
into larger narratives about British national identity. If, as it
has been argued, "Britishness" was defined in terms of one's
contribution to military efforts, why did sailors experience so
much difficulty winning acceptance as Britons? Why was that
acceptance delayed until the mid-nineteenth century? In pursuit of
this aim, Land develops a new approach to sailors that moves beyond
earlier historical work on maritime culture.
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