{"product_id":"mr-blighs-bad-language-9780521467186","title":"Mr Blighs Bad Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.  Part of the key lies in the curious puzzle of Mr Bligh's bad language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Act 1. The Ship; Entr'Acte: Sharks that walk on the land; Entr'Acte: Ralph Wewitzer: The First Captain Bligh; Act 2. The Beach; Act 3. The Island; Epilogue; Notes; Reference Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767665951063,"sku":"9780521467186","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521467186.jpg?v=1758714289","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mr-blighs-bad-language-9780521467186","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}