{"product_id":"mr-blighs-bad-language-passion-power-and-theatre-on-the-bounty-paperback-9780521467186","title":"Mr Bligh's Bad Language; Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty (Paperback) 9780521467186","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMr Bligh's Bad Language\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePassion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn acclaimed and intriguing new interpretation of the mutiny on the Bounty.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGreg Dening (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521467186, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 25 March 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e460 pages, 30 b\/w illus.  10 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.8 x 2.7 cm, 0.519 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a marvellous magical mystery tour we are offered, written in an allusive and quicksilver prose - no bad language here.' The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCaptain Bligh and the mutiny on the Bounty have become proverbial in their capacity to evoke the extravagant and violent abuse of power. But William Bligh was one of the least violent disciplinarians in the British navy. It is this paradox which inspired Greg Dening to ask why the mutiny took place. His book explores the theatrical nature of what was enacted in the power-play on deck, on the beaches at Tahiti and in the murderous settlement at Pitcairn, on the altar stones and temples of sacrifice, and on the catheads from which men were hanged. Part of the key lies in the curious puzzle of Mr Bligh's bad language.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e Act 1. The Ship\u003cbr\u003e Entr'Acte: Sharks that walk on the land\u003cbr\u003e Entr'Acte: Ralph Wewitzer: The First Captain Bligh\u003cbr\u003e Act 2. The Beach\u003cbr\u003e Act 3. The Island\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Reference Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Maritime history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Maritime history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Maritime%20history%20%5BHBTM%5D%22\"\u003eHBTM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908945305880,"sku":"9780521467186","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521467186i_3a709682-a2a1-4d48-9be8-6e1ff7936233.jpg?v=1691382564","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mr-blighs-bad-language-passion-power-and-theatre-on-the-bounty-paperback-9780521467186","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}