The Genesis of Rebellion: Governance, Grievance, and Mutiny in the Age of Sail

ISBN-13: 9781107193734 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 352 str.

Steven Pfaff; Michael Hechter

Opis

Reveals how poor governance and everyday forms of organization resulted in mutiny amongst seamen during the Age of Sail.

Recenzje

'The book is a masterful analysis of mutiny in the British Royal Navy, relying on decades of ships' logs and navy records to identify two factors - grievances and governance - that explain why some ships experienced mutiny and others did not. Pfaff and Hechter provide theoretical insights with contemporary relevance for understanding rebellion and other collective threats to social order.' Christine Horne, Washington State University

Spis treści

1. The genesis of rebellion; 2. Governance and social order in the Age of Sail; 3. One and all: the anatomy of mutiny; 4. Why seamen rebelled: the causes of mutiny; 5. Insurgency and solidarity: the mass mutinies at Spithead and the Nore; 6. Discipline, punishment and the fear of insurrection; 7. The consequences of mutiny; 8. Conclusion and implications.