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Naval Seamen's Women in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By: Melanie Holihead

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Naval Seamen's Women in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By: Melanie Holihead

Explores the lived experiences of the women of lower deck seamen in the nineteenth century British navy. This book explores the lived experiences of the women - the mothers, sisters, foster-mothers of motherless children, but above all the wives - of lower deck seamen in the nineteenth century British navy. It makes extensive use of the "allotment" scheme, a system which enabled men to convey portions of their pay to dependants at home. The scheme had been devised by a Royal Navy worried by the adverse effect on naval manpower caused by experienced and mature sailors quitting the service in order to support loved ones suffering poverty on shore. Drawing also on civil, parish and local data, the book reveals hitherto unknown differences between naval and civilian patterns of nuptiality, family life, occupation and household structure. It illustrates the impact of naval breadwinners' long-term absence in analyses of local migration, mutual support networks, and clusterings of "same ship" families, and to bring the picture to life it includes microhistories and stories of individual women. The book concludes that while the sailor's woman's "allotted place" in the popular imagination shifted with changing perceptions of sailors' reputation and standing, a constant "otherness" attached to women who chose marriage to long-absent men, and a life of necessary self-reliance.

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Boydell & Brewer

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183765011X

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Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best

By: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff,Peter Harbison,Melanie Morris

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Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best

By: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff,Peter Harbison,Melanie Morris

An innovative combination that incorporates a compact-sized travel guide with a convenient fold-out map provides in-depth coverage of the great cities of the world, featuring capsule reviews of recommended hotels, restaurants, shops, and nightlife options, as well as handy travel tips, fun facts, the twenty-five best things to see and do, Web sites, service information, and other useful sections.

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130

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Fodors Travel Publications

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1400005426

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9781400005420

Ireland

By: Melanie Waldron

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Ireland

By: Melanie Waldron

Ireland offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

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Capstone

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1484611012

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Dublin

By: Fodor's,Peter Harbison,Melanie Morris,Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff

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Dublin

By: Fodor's,Peter Harbison,Melanie Morris,Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff

Museums with astonishing works, lovely parks, the Georgian elegance of Merrion Square, the Norman drama of Christ Church Cathedral--these are but a few of the highlights of this popular guide to Dublin.

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1400017599

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