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A groundbreaking study that uncovers the expereince of black Jamaican soldiers to provide a fresh historical insight into the First World War. A book that will appeal to undergraduates and general readers interested in warfare, Imperial and black history.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Degeneration and male hysteria: the wartime crisis of white masculinity
2. ‘The cannon’s summoning roar’: Jamaica and the outbreak of war
3. The recruitment of Jamaican volunteers
4. Jamaican soldiers in Europe and the Middle East
5. ‘Their splendid physical proportions’: the black soldier in the white imagination
6. Discrimination and mutiny
7. Military endeavour, nationalism and Pan-Africanism
Index

Jamaican Volunteers in the First World War Race

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    Publisher: Manchester University Press
    Publication Date: 4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780719069864, 978-0719069864
    ISBN10: 0719069866
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    Military History First World War

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A groundbreaking study that uncovers the expereince of black Jamaican soldiers to provide a fresh historical insight into the First World War. A book that will appeal to undergraduates and general readers interested in warfare, Imperial and black history.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    1. Degeneration and male hysteria: the wartime crisis of white masculinity
    2. ‘The cannon’s summoning roar’: Jamaica and the outbreak of war
    3. The recruitment of Jamaican volunteers
    4. Jamaican soldiers in Europe and the Middle East
    5. ‘Their splendid physical proportions’: the black soldier in the white imagination
    6. Discrimination and mutiny
    7. Military endeavour, nationalism and Pan-Africanism
    Index

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