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People, Place and Power on the Nineteenth-Century Waterfront
Graeme J. Milne
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Description for People, Place and Power on the Nineteenth-Century Waterfront
Hardback. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
This book explores the tenuous existence of seafarers, divided between their time on the ocean and their residence in sailortown economies geared to exploit them. Particular attention is given both to the contribution of seafarers as a global workforce into the nineteenth century, and to their help in creating vibrant multicultural enclaves in port cities worldwide. In addition, research explores the scandalized opinions of outside observers, challenging ideas about public behavior and relationships. Sailortown myths persisted far into the twentieth century, to the detriment of older waterfront districts and their residents, and readers will find this book is invaluable in ... Read more
This book explores the tenuous existence of seafarers, divided between their time on the ocean and their residence in sailortown economies geared to exploit them. Particular attention is given both to the contribution of seafarers as a global workforce into the nineteenth century, and to their help in creating vibrant multicultural enclaves in port cities worldwide. In addition, research explores the scandalized opinions of outside observers, challenging ideas about public behavior and relationships. Sailortown myths persisted far into the twentieth century, to the detriment of older waterfront districts and their residents, and readers will find this book is invaluable in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319331584
SKU
V9783319331584
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Ref
99-15
About Graeme J. Milne
Graeme J. Milne is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Liverpool, UK. He works on urban, maritime and economic history, and is the author of North East England, 1850-1914 (2006) and Trade and Traders in mid-Victorian Liverpool (2000).
Reviews for People, Place and Power on the Nineteenth-Century Waterfront
“This book provides the reader with a thorough, detailed and nuanced understanding of sailortown during the nineteenth century. … Milne’s book shines a light on a much under-researched area that has fallen between the historical sub-themes of maritime and urban history. … Milne has produced a book which will undoubtedly become an important contribution to both urban and maritime history.” ... Read more