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Record Nr.

UNINA9910169182303321

Titolo

Naval Leadership in the Atlantic World : The  Age of Reform and Revolution, 1700 -1850 / / edited by Richard Harding and Agustín Guimerá

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : University of Westminster Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

9781911534082

1911534084

9781911534761

1911534769

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 197 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

355.009

Soggetti

Navies

Naval history - 19th century

Naval history - 18th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The naval leader has taken centre stage in traditional naval histories. However, while the historical narrative has been fairly consistent the development of various navies has been accompanied by assumptions, challenges and competing visions of the social characteristics of naval leaders and of their function. Whilst leadership has been a constant theme in historical studies, it has not been scrutinised as a phenomenon in its own right. This book examines the critical period in Europe between 1700 -1850, when political, economic and cultural shifts were bringing about a new understanding of the individual and of society. Bringing together context with a focus on naval leadership as a phenomenon is at the heart of this book, a unique collaborative venture between British, French and Spanish scholars. As globalisation develops in the twenty-first century the significance of navies looks set to



increase. This volume of essays aims to place naval leadership in its historical context.