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The third voyage journals : writing and performance in the London East India Company, 1607-10 /[edited by] Richmond Barbour. "Barbour's extensive and thorough introduction shows some of the riches here: ethnography, commerce, literacy, sailing, grievous danger, performance in a variety of forms, including, it seems, Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "Richard II" performed aboard General Keeling's "Dragon". Combined, the journals mesmerize and surprise as English merchants and sailors risk unknown seas and interact with the skilled sailors and sophisticated merchants of East and Southeast Asia."--A. R. Braunmuller, Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, UCLA from back cover. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.71EAST INDIA COMPANY:820-2"16"

Gender and empire / Philippa Levine, editor. "Focusing the perspectives of gender scholarship on the study of empire produces an original volume full of fascinating new insights about the conduct of men as well as women. Bringing together disparate fields - politics, medicine, sexuality, childhood, religion, migration, and many more topics - this new collection of essays demonstrates the richness of studying empire through the lens of gender. This more inclusive look at empire asks not only why the empire was dominated by men, but how that domination affected the conduct of imperial politics. The fresh, new interpretations of the British Empire offered here will interest readers across a wide range, and will demonstrate the vitality of this innovative approach and the new historical questions it raises." -- Publisher description. 2009. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 941-44-055.2

The twilight of the East India Company : the evolution of Anglo-Asian commerce and politics, 1790-1860 /Anthony Webster. Webster, Anthony. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 38(42:5)"1790/1860":347.71EAST INDIA

Glass exchange between Europe and China, 1550-1800 : diplomatic, mercantile and technological interactions /Emily Byrne Curtis. "In this study, Emily Byrne Curtis explores as her subject lenses, spectacles, aventurine glass, and windows found in China from the sixteenth century. She traces their technological development back to the glassworks in Murano, Venice, and explores their significance in terms of Venice's commerce with China." "Because glassware also figured among the gifts which three papal legates from the Vatican presented to the Kangxi and Yongzheng emperors, the author examines many documents from the archives in Rome and the Vatican; the study therefore touches, to an extent, on the history of the Catholic Church in China. Curtis also discusses in the volume some contemporary Chinese references and verses to European glassware, and in the case of enamel materials, she discloses the pronounced effect their use had upon the decor of Chinese porcelains."--Jacket. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 748(4:5)"1550/1800"

The war of the gun boats / Bryan Cooper. "This book traces the history and development of the gun boats from their first limited use in World War I to the fast motor boats designed in the 1930s for wealthy private clients and water speed record attempts. With account of the battles which took place during the World War II, when the vital importance of coastal waters came to be recognized, it captures the drama of this highly individual form of combat."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.824"19"

Migration records : a guide for family historians /Roger Kershaw. "Fully revised and up to the minute guide to four centuries of movement to, from and within Britain's shores. This practical and accessible book shows how to explore migration records - and ancestors featured in them - through the wealth of material at The National Archives and elsewhere. Migration Records charts new online releases, including a major immigration package of passenger lists, certificates of arrival and naturalization applications, and discusses how improved catalogue information has opened up passport applications for research. From refugees fleeing persecution to child migrants, naturalization and citizenship papers to transportation records, it is an invaluable guide to the story of migration that changed so many lives." -- Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 929.5:325(42)

European visions : American voices /edited by Kim Sloan. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 7(4:7)"15/17"

Asian empire and British knowledge : China and the networks of British imperial expansion /Ulrike Hillemann. "British knowledge about China changed fundamentally in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Rather than treating these changes in British understanding as if Anglo-Sino relations were purely bilateral, this study looks at how British imperial networks in India and Southeast Asia were critical mediators in the British encounter with China."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382(42:51)"17/18"

Architectural photoreproductions : a manual for identification and care /Elâeonore Kissel & Erin Vigneau. "A manual for identifying and preserving architectural photoreproductions. Provides a flowchart for identification through visual examination. Includes sections on terminology, history and use of the printing process, manufacture, degradation, exhibition, and storage. Five appendices, a bibliography, and an index"--Provided by publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 720.28/4

Admirals : The naval commanders who made Britain great /Andrew Lambert. "The true story of how Britain's maritime power helped gain this country unparalleled dominance of the world's economy, Admirals celebrates the rare talents of the men who shaped the most successful fighting force in world history. Told through the lives and battles of eleven of our most remarkable admirals - men such as James II and Robert Blake - Andrew Lambert's book stretches from the Spanish Armada to the Second World War, culminating with the spirit which led Andrew Browne Cunningham famously to declare, when the army feared he would lose too many ships, 'it takes three years to build a ship; it takes three centuries to build a tradition.'"--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92:355.333.3

Shaping the day : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 /Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift. Glennie, Paul. 2009. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 529.7(93)

Health and medicine at sea, 1700-1900 / edited by David Boyd Haycock and Sally Archer. 2009. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 613.68

The age of Invincible : the ship that defined the modern Royal Navy /Nick Childs. "The story of HMS Invincible, a ship whose eventful life story, it is argued, embodies that of the Royal Navy itself during the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st. From her conception and design, through her various deployments (including the Falklands) and her evolving role and technical adaptation to meet changing strategic requirements, her fluctuating fortunes have been intertwined with those of the Royal Navy as a whole. Now, as a new breed of carriers is being commissioned to replace her, this thoroughly researched analysis of her career is the perfect platform from which to ask the important questions regarding the future role of the Royal Navy and Britain's place in the world."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82INVINCIBLE

Alan Villiers : voyager of the winds /Kate Lance ; with a foreword by Robin Knox-Johnston. This book is a study of the life of Alan Villiers, born in 1903. In 1920 he went to sea on square riggers, but an accident meant that he had to come ashore and turn to journalism. At the age of 25 he returned to sailing on a four-masted barque around Cape Horn. His book about the voyage became a best seller. In 1934 he bought a ship, the Joseph Conrad, and embarked upon a voyage round the world with a crew of young cadets, teaching them seamanship. During the Second World War Villiers served in amphibious operations in the Normandy invasion, around the Mediterranean and in the Far East, ending as a decorated Commander RNVR. He produced many books post-war and became an authority on sail and a vigorous advocate for ship preservation. Appendix A contains information on the production of four-masted iron and steel merchant vessels. Appendix B gives metric conversion tables. There are black and white photographs, extensive notes, an index and a bibliography. There is also a list of Villiers's books and journalism. 2009. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 92VILLIERS, ALAN

Wireless and empire : geopolitics, radio industry, and ionosphere in the British Empire, 1918-1939 /Aitor Anduaga. Anduaga, Aitor. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 654.16:941-44

The lure of illustration in the nineteenth century : picture and press /edited by Laurel Brake and Marysa Demoor. Explores the subject of illustration, technically, metaphorically and historically with reference to nineteenth-century popular periodicals. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 655.533:82-92"18"

The pirates' pact : the secret alliances between history's most notorious buccaneers and colonial America /Douglas R. Burgess Jr. Burgess, Douglas R. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1(73)

West Indian slavery and British abolition, 1783-1807 / David Beck Ryden. "This book challenges conventional wisdom regarding the political and economic motivations behind the final decision to abolish the British slave trade in 1807. Recent historians believe that this first blow against slavery was the result of social changes inside Britain and pay little attention to the important developments that took place inside the West Indian slave economy. David Beck Ryden's research illustrates that a faltering sugar economy after 1799 tipped the scales in favor of the abolitionist argument and helped secure the passage of abolition." "Ryden examines the economic arguments against slavery and the slave trade that were employed in the writings of Britain's most important abolitionists. Using a wide range of economic and business data, this study deconstructs the assertions made by both abolitionists and anti-abolitionists regarding slave management, the imperial economy, and abolition."--BOOK JACKET. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.3/6209729

Debating the slave trade : rhetoric of British national identity, 1759-1815 /Srividhya Swaminathan. Swaminathan, Srividhya. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326:808

Migration, trade, and slavery in an expanding world : essays in honor of Pieter Emmer /edited by Wim Klooster. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325+326.1

Knowledge and colonialism : eighteenth-century travellers in South Africa /by Siegfried Huigen. Huigen, Siegfried 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.3/.4(83)"17"

The shipwreck that saved Jamestown : the Sea Venture castaways and the fate of America /Lorri Glover and Daniel Blake Smith. Floundering from two years of warfare with Indians and dissent among the settlers, the Virginia Company was about to collapse. To rescue the doomed colonists and restore order, the company chose a new leader, Thomas Gates. Nine ships left Plymouth in the summer of 1609--the largest fleet England had ever assembled--and sailed into the teeth of a storm ... The inspiration for Shakespeare's The Tempest, the hurricane separated the flagship from the fleet, driving it onto reefs off the coast of Bermuda--a lucky shipwreck (all hands survived) which proved the turning point in the colony's fortune.--From publisher description. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.5(755)"16"

Shipwrecks of Kent / Anthony Lane. "Kent has witnessed the passing of ships since the beginning of recording history. The Romans landed there, and armed vessels from Spain, Holland, France and Germany have threatened its shores. As London became the major seaport of the realm, the maritime trade of the nation passed through its coastal waters. With so many ships passing along the coast of Kent, inevitably there have been many shipwrecks, particularly on the infamous Goodwin Sands and the outlying banks of the Thames estuary. Some in these have been tragic in nature, while others have included an element of comedy. This compilation of 200 photographs, drawn from many sources, provides a reminder of many of the more famous wrecks in the area. It also includes some not so familiar disasters from the past and describes some strange coincidences that have occurred over the last two centuries. Simplified charts are included to give an idea of the perils of the coastline and also the effectiveness of the German mining campaign in the Second World War. In addition to ships that got into difficulties, lifeboats and their crews that helped to rescue men under the most awful conditions of weather have a special place in this pictorial account. Famous rescues like the Northern Belle and Indian Chief are recorded, and modern disasters, such as the explosion and sinking of the Texaco Caribbean, which set in motion a programme for safer navigation of the crowded English Channel, are given special coverage. The result is a portrait of the battle between men and the sea. In many cases it was the sea that won. It is also a tribute to those of the lifeboat service who risked their lives so that others in distress might be saved."--Provided by the publisher. 1999. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(422.3)

Escape from the French : a young Royal Navy midshipman's adventures during the napoleonic war /Edward Boys. "This is an essential first hand account of the war the Royal Navy fought against Napoleon Bonaparte's France. Truth is said to be often stranger than fiction and this tale of battle, capture and escape could have come directly from the pen of C. S Forrester or one of the other famous authors of life before the mast in the early nineteenth century. While sailing on the frigate Phoebe, Boys was present when she took two ships of the enemy fleet. Boys was subsequently put aboard one as prize-master. His elation was short lived as their little convoy was soon surprised by four French frigates and Boys and his scratch crew taken prisoner. Incarceration within a daunting fortress in France followed but still Boys and his companions planned and effected an audacious escape from their formidable prison that was but the prelude to a flight through enemy held territory in the hope of crossing the Channel to England and liberty."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92BOYS

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