Sea Power and the Control of Trade: Belligerent Rights from the Russian War to the Beira Patrol, 1854–1970 (Navy Records Society, Vol.CXLIX)

Tracy, Nicholas (Ed)

ISBN 10: 0754653676 / ISBN 13: 9780754653677

Published by Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, UK, 2005

About this Item

A study using British documents of the changing use of naval power to control trade in the light of economic and military developments. xl, 558pp. Bound in blue buckram with the Society's emblem in gilt to upper board and gilt lettering to spine.

Seller Inventory # 50146

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sea Power and the Control of Trade: Belligerent Rights from the Russian War to the Beira Patrol, 1854?1970 (Navy Records Society, Vol.CXLIX)
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, UK
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754653676
• ISBN 13: 9780754653677
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket Issued
• Weight: 1050 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Naval Warfare and Warships
  • British & Irish History
  • Royal Navy & Merchant Marine At War

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Synopsis

The ability to influence world events through control of seaborne trade was profoundly affected by 19th-century developments in economic theory, commercial organization and naval technology, and by the growing power of the United States. In consequence the international law of belligerent rights at sea was repeatedly amended. Naval strategy in four wars reflected these changes in technology, power and law, and the ongoing process continues to influence international use of economic sanctions.

About the Author

Dr Nicholas Tracy is the Adjunct Professor of History at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. He is the author of The Collective Naval Defence of Empire, 1900-1940.