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Fashioning Society in Eighteenth-Century British Jamaica

By: Chloe Northrop

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Fashioning Society in Eighteenth-Century British Jamaica

By: Chloe Northrop

White women who inhabited the West Indies in the eighteenth century fascinated metropolitan observers. In popular prints, novels, and serial publications, these women appeared to stray from "proper" British societal norms. Although many women who lived in the Caribbean island of Jamaica might have fit the model, extant writings from Ann Brodbelt, Sarah Dwarris, Margaret and Mary Cowper, Lady Maria Nugent, and Ann Appleton Storrow show a longing to remain connected with metropolitan society and their loved ones separated by the Atlantic. Sensibility and awareness of metropolitan material culture masked a lack of empathy towards subordinates and opened the white women in these islands to censure. Novels and popular publications portrayed white women in the Caribbean as prone to overconsumption, but these women seem to prize items not for their inherent value. They treasured items most when they came from beloved connections. This colonial interchange forged and preserved bonds with loved ones and comforted the women in the West Indies during their residence in these sugar plantation islands. This book seeks to complicate the stereotype of insensibility and overconsumption that characterized the perception of white women who inhabited the British West Indies in the long eighteenth century. This book will appeal to students and researchers alike who are interested in the social and cultural history of British Jamacia and the British West Indies more generally.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003837360

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9781003837367

In Peace and War

A History of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point

By: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank,Chloe G. Kline

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A History of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point

By: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank,Chloe G. Kline

Praise for In Peace and War "A comprehensive, balanced, and compelling history of a first-class educational institution, and of the complex history it services." --Sean T. Connaughton, Esq., Kings Point '83, Maritime Administrator "A great read . . . an accurate and absorbing depiction of an institution I was proud to lead for seven years. The authors truly grasped the unique character of the Academy." --Rear Admiral Thomas A. King, Kings Point '42, sixth Superintendent of Kings Point "Evokes memories of the earliest challenges in establishing a maritime institution where future success embodies the Academy's motto acta non verba." --Rear Admiral Lauren S. McCready, Kings Point Professor and Head of Engineering, 1942-1975 "Much more than an institutional history . . . a fascinating and informed portrait of the individuals and philosophies behind Kings Point." --Captain Warren G. Leback, Kings Point '44, past Maritime Administrator and industry leader "Well-written and meticulously researched . . . . A must-read for any maritime history buff." --Captain Arthur R. Moore, Kings Point '44, author of A Careless Word . . . A Needless Sinking "The best description of the merchant marine in the last seventy-five years, and the best account of why Kings Point became so important to our national security and economy." --George R. Searle, past president, American Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II

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554

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470136014

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9780470136010

A Darkling Plain

By: Kristen Renwick Monroe,Chloe Lampros-Monroe,Jonah Robnett Pellecchia

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A Darkling Plain

By: Kristen Renwick Monroe,Chloe Lampros-Monroe,Jonah Robnett Pellecchia

A Darkling Plain fills a scholarly void by asking how people maintain or reclaim their humanity during war.

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Cambridge University Press

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110703499X

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9781107034990

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Fashioning Society in Eighteenth-Century British Jamaica

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