Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power And Theater On The Bounty by Greg Dening

"Captain Bligh" is a cliche of our times for the extravagant and violent misuse of power. In fact, William Bligh was one of the least physically violent disciplinarians in the British navy. That paradox inspires the author to ask why, then, did Bligh have a mutiny? Its answer is to display the theatricality of naval institutions and the mythologizing power of history. Mr Bligh's Bad Language is an anthropological and historical study of the mutiny on the Bounty, and its role in society and culture. Throughout the book, Greg Dening draws on a wide range of intellectual influences, ending with the cinematic versions of the mutiny in the twentieth century. This 1992 Cambridge University Press Hardback is in near mint condition. DJ; Heavy.

ISBN: 9780521383707 SKU: 1582925 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1582925
Location: History