Pfaff / Hechter The Genesis of Rebellion

Governance, Grievance, and Mutiny in the Age of Sail
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-15370-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

The Age of Sail has long fascinated readers, writers, and the general public. Herman Melville, Joseph Conrad, Jack London et al. treated ships at sea as microcosms; Petri dishes in which larger themes of authority, conflict and order emerge. In this fascinating book, Pfaff and Hechter explore mutiny as a manifestation of collective action and contentious politics. The authors use narrative evidence and statistical analysis to trace the processes by which governance failed, social order decayed, and seamen mobilized. Their findings highlight the complexities of governance, showing that it was not mere deprivation, but how seamen interpreted that deprivation, which stoked the grievances that motivated rebellion. Using the Age of Sail as a lens to examine topics still relevant today - what motivates people to rebel against deprivation and poor governance - The Genesis of Rebellion: Governance, Grievance, and Mutiny in the Age of Sail helps us understand the emergence of populism and rejection of the establishment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pfaff, Steven

Hechter, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Revolutionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The genesis of rebellion; 2. Governance and social order in the Age of Sail; 3. One and all: the anatomy of mutiny; 4. Why seamen rebelled: the causes of mutiny; 5. Insurgency and solidarity: the mass mutinies at Spithead and the Nore; 6. Discipline, punishment and the fear of insurrection; 7. The consequences of mutiny; 8. Conclusion and implications.

Über Autor(innen)

Pfaff, Steven
Steven Pfaff serves on the board of the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics and Culture. He studies sociology, political science, and economic history, and has received book prizes from the Social Science History Association and the European Academy of Sociology.

Hechter, Michael
Michael Hechter is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Foundation Professor of Political Science at Arizona State University. He is the author of various books, including Alien Rule (Cambridge, 2013).