Ideologies of Western naval power, c. 1500-1815
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Ideologies of Western naval power, c. 1500-1815
（Politics and culture in Europe, 1650-1750）
Routledge, 2020
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary: "This ground-breaking book provides the first study of naval ideology, defined as the mass of cultural ideas and shared perspectives that, for early modern states and belief systems, justified the creation and use of naval forces. Sixteen scholars examine a wide range of themes over a wide time period and broad geographical range, embracing Britain, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Venice and the United States, along with the "extra-national" polities of piracy, neutrality, and international Calvinism. This volume provides important and often provocative new insights into both the growth of western naval power and important elements of political, cultural and religious history."--Provided by publisher
Contents of Works
- Introduction : the ghost at the banquet : navies, ideologies, and the writing of history / J.D. Davies, Alan James, and Gijs Rommelse
- Groom of the sea : Venetian sovereignty between power and myth / Luciano Pezzolo
- National flags as essential elements of Dutch naval ideology, 1570-1800 / Gijs Rommelse
- Towards a scientific navy : institutional identity and Spain's eighteenth-century navy / Catherine Scheybeler
- The French navy from Louis XV to Napoleon I : what role and by what means? / Patrick Villiers
- Fleets and states in a composite Catholic monarchy : Spain c. 1500-1700 / Christopher Storrs
- Great Neptunes of the main : myths, mangled histories, and "maritime monarchy" in the Stuart Navy, 1603-1714 / J.D. Davies
- Colbert and La royale : dynastic ambitions and imperial ideals in France / Alan James
- Corsairs in Tunis from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries : a matter of religion and economics / Sadok Boubaker
- Transnational Calvinist cooperation and "mastery of the sea" in the late-sixteenth century / D.J.B. Trim
- Shadow states and ungovernable ships : the ideology of early modern piracy / Claire Jowitt
- Greeks into privateers : law and language of commerce raiding under the Imperial Russian flag, 1760s-1790s / Julia Leikin
- Kingship, religion and history : Swedish naval ideology, 1500-1830 / Lars Ericson Wolke
- Neutrality at sea : Scandinavian responses to "great power" maritime warfare, 1651-1713 / Steve Murdoch
- Naval ideology and its operational impact in eighteenth-century Britain / Richard Harding
- Debating the purpose of a navy in a new republic : the United States of America, 1775-1815 / John B. Hattendorf
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This ground-breaking book provides the first study of naval ideology, defined as the mass of cultural ideas and shared perspectives that, for early modern states and belief systems, justified the creation and use of naval forces. Sixteen scholars examine a wide range of themes over a wide time period and broad geographical range, embracing Britain, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Venice and the United States, along with the "extra-national" polities of piracy, neutrality, and international Calvinism. This volume provides important and often provocative new insights into both the growth of western naval power and important elements of political, cultural and religious history.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Ghost at the Banquet: Navies, Ideologies, and the Writing of History Section One: Navies and National Identities 1. Groom of the Sea: Venetian Sovereignty Between Power and Myth 2. National Flags as Essential Elements of Dutch Naval Ideology, 1570-1800 3. Towards a Scientific Navy: Institutional Identity and Spain's Eighteenth-Century Navy 4. The French Navy from Louis XV to Napoleon I: What Role and by What Means? Section Two: Monarchical Projects 5. Fleets and States in a Composite Catholic Monarchy: Spain c. 1500-1700 6. "Great Neptunes of the Main": Myths, Mangled Histories, and "Maritime Monarchy" in the Stuart Navy, 1603-1714 7. Colbert and La Royale: Dynastic Ambitions and Imperial Ideals in France Section Three: Communities of Violence 8. Corsairs in Tunis from the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries: A Matter of Religion and Economics 9. Transnational Calvinist Cooperation and "Mastery of the Sea" in the Late Sixteenth Century 10. Shadow States and Ungovernable Ships: The Ideology of Early Modern Piracy 11. Greeks into Privateers: Law and Language of Commerce Raiding Under the Imperial Russian Flag, 1760s-1790s Section Four: Constructing Strategies 12. Kingship, Religion and History: Swedish Naval Ideology, 1500-1830 13. Neutrality at Sea: Scandinavian Responses to 'Great Power' Maritime Warfare, 1651-1713 14. Naval Ideology and Its Operational Impact in Eighteenth Century Britain 15. Debating the Purpose of a Navy in a New Republic: The United States of America, 1775-1815 Section Five: Afterword. Afterword
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