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PublisherBoydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-101843838613
ISBN-139781843838616
eBay Product ID (ePID)167687685
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Number of Pages194 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePrivateering, Piracy and British Policy in Spanish America, 1810-1830
SubjectMilitary / Naval, Military / United States, World / European, Europe / Great Britain / General, Latin America / General
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, History
AuthorMatthew Mccarthy
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
ReviewsMcCarthy's book is a major addition to our understanding of the issue [of privateering in Spanish America], and a recasting of the context in which such campaigns must be read., Raises important new questions about British intentions versus contingency at this crucial, post-Napoleonic juncture., McCarthy's book is a major addition to our understanding of the issue [of privateering in Spanish America], and a recasting of the context in which such campaigns must be read. THE AMERICAS Raises important new questions about British intentions versus contingency at this crucial, post-Napoleonic juncture. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY A groundbreaking study. COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal980.02
Table Of ContentIntroductionBritish Interests in Spanish AmericaPrivateering & PiracyTraders' Ghastly WoundsResponse to Insurgent PrivateeringResponse to Spanish PrivateeringThe Anglo-Spanish Claims CommissionResponse to Cuban-based PiracyConclusion: Maritime Predation, Legal Posturing & Power
SynopsisShows how the political turmoil of the Spanish American Wars of Independence allowed an upsurge in prize-taking activity by navies, privateers and pirates. Private maritime predation was integral to the Spanish American Wars of Independence. When colonists rebelled against Spanish rule in 1810 they deployed privateers - los corsarios insurgentes - to prosecute their revolutionary struggle at sea. Spain responded by commissioning privateers of its own, while the disintegration of Spanish authority in the New World created conditions in which unauthorised prize-taking - piracy - also flourished.This upsurge in privateering and piracy has been neglected by historians yet it posed a significant threat to British interests. As numerous vessels were captured and plundered, the British government - endeavouring to remain neutral in the Spanish American conflict - faced a dilemma. An insufficient response might hinder Britain's commercial expansion but an overly aggressive approach risked plunging the nation into another war. Privateering, Piracy and British Policy in Spanish America assesses the varied and flexible ways the British government responded to prize-taking activity in order to safeguard and enhance its wider commercial and political objectives. This analysis marks a significant and original contribution to the study of privateering and piracy, and informs key debates about the development of international law and the character of British imperialism in the nineteenth century. Matthew McCarthy is Research Officer at the Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Hull in 2011 and won the British Commission for Maritime History/Boydell & Brewer prize for best doctoral thesis in maritime history., Shows how the political turmoil of the Spanish American Wars of Independence allowed an upsurge in prize-taking activity by navies, privateers and pirates., Shows how the political turmoil of the Spanish American Wars of Independence allowed an upsurge in prize-taking activity by navies, privateers and pirates. Private maritime predation was integral to the Spanish American Wars of Independence. When colonists rebelled against Spanish rule in 1810 they deployed privateers - los corsarios insurgentes - to prosecute their revolutionary struggle at sea. Spain responded by commissioning privateers of its own, while the disintegration of Spanish authority in the New World created conditions in which unauthorised prize-taking - piracy - also flourished. This upsurge in privateering and piracy has been neglected by historians yet it posed a significant threat to British interests. As numerous vessels were captured and plundered, the British government - endeavouring to remain neutral in the Spanish American conflict - faced a dilemma. An insufficient response might hinder Britain's commercial expansion but an overly aggressive approach risked plunging the nation into another war. Privateering, Piracy and British Policy in Spanish America assesses the varied and flexible ways the British government responded to prize-taking activity in order to safeguard and enhance its wider commercial and political objectives. This analysis marks a significant and original contribution to the study of privateering and piracy, and informs key debates about the development of international law and the character of British imperialism in the nineteenth century. Matthew McCarthy is Research Officer at the Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Hull in 2011 and won the British Commission for Maritime History/Boydell & Brewer prize for best doctoral thesis in maritime history., Private maritime predation was integral to the Spanish American Wars of Independence. When colonists rebelled against Spanish rule in 1810 they deployed privateers - los corsarios insurgentes - to prosecute their revolutionary struggle at sea. Spain responded by commissioning privateers of its own, while the disintegration of Spanish authority in the New World created conditions in which unauthorised prize-taking - piracy - also flourished. This upsurge in privateering and piracy has been neglected by historians yet it posed a significant threat to British interests. As numerous vessels were captured and plundered, the British government - endeavouring to remain neutral in the Spanish American conflict - faced a dilemma. An insufficient response might hinder Britain's commercial expansion but an overly aggressive approach risked plunging the nation into another war. Privateering, Piracy and British Policy in Spanish America assesses the varied and flexible ways the British government responded to prize-taking activity in order to safeguard and enhance its wider commercial and political objectives. This analysis marks a significant and original contribution to the study of privateering and piracy, and informs key debates about the development of international law and the character of British imperialism in the nineteenth century. Matthew McCarthy is Research Officer at the Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Hull in 2011 and won the British Commission for Maritime History/Boydell & Brewer prize for best doctoral thesis in maritime history.
LC Classification NumberF1412
