Literature, Gender and Politics in Britain During the War for America, 1770-1785 by Jones, Robert W - 2011

Cambridge University Press, 2011-11-14. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.7874 in x 9.0551 in x 6.2205 in. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.

Cambridge University Press, 2011-11-14. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 9x6x0. Fine hardcover in Very Good dust jacket. Full bound black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine; binding is straight and square; no writing or markings of any kind. Minor surface and edgewear to dust jacket. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in, requesting three copies of review, and showing list price of the book at $95. From the front flap: "The successful performance of a particular kind of masculinity was critical to political life during the eighteenth century, when men who claimed membership of the public sphere were expected to be men of honour as well as property. By the 1770s, however, the transformative effects of commerce and the claims of politeness complicated older certainties. Robert Jones examines how the parliamentary Opposition and their literary allies responded to political pressures and the emergencies of a disastrous war by fashioning a new mode of politics based on a more… Read More

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Cambridge University Press, 2011. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9781107007895

Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 280 Index. Hardback. New.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Literature, Gender and Politics in Britain during the War for America, 1770-1785.

Hardback. New. An exploration of British culture during the American War of Independence, focusing on the formation of competing notions of masculinity. Authors discussed include Burke, Reynolds, Sheridan and Chatterton. The book will interest scholars and students of literary and political discourse in the eighteenth century.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 280 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.