{"product_id":"balancing-strategy-sea-power-neutrality-and-prize-law-in-the-seven-years-war-hardback-9781009425568","title":"Balancing Strategy; Sea Power, Neutrality, and Prize Law in the Seven Years' War (Hardback) 9781009425568","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBalancing Strategy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSea Power, Neutrality, and Prize Law in the Seven Years' War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBalancing Strategy examines how neutrality and prize-law shaped eighteenth century maritime strategy, and the development of seapower.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnna Brinkman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009425568, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.7 x 1.9 cm, 0.573 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is an excellent book on several levels. Brinkman has used archives in two continents and brought the resulting material together masterfully, both as a piece of history and to contribute to a wider discussion about international maritime law and sea power.' Andrew Livsey, The Naval Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat is the relationship between seapower, law, and strategy? Anna Brinkman uses in-depth analysis of cases brought before the Court of Prize Appeal during the Seven Years' War to explore how Britain worked to shape maritime international law to its strategic advantage. Within the court, government officials and naval and legal minds came together to shape legal decisions from the perspectives of both legal philosophy and maritime strategic aims. As a result, neutrality and the negotiation of rights became critical to maritime warfare. Balancing Strategy unpicks a complex web of competing priorities: deals struck with the Dutch Republic and Spain; imperial rivalry; mercantilism; colonial trade; and the relationships between metropoles and colonies, trade, and the navy. Ultimately, influencing and shaping international law of the sea allows a nation to create the norms and rules that constrain or enable the use of seapower during war.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Seapower and its Relationship to Strategy and Law: Framework\u003cbr\u003e 1. Seapower and strategy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Law and seapower\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Dutch Case Studies: 3. Personalities and policies: the Anglo-Dutch context\u003cbr\u003e 4. Whose goods are these? The Maria Theresa and the America in the High Court of Admiralty\u003cbr\u003e 5. Quelling the crisis: the Court of Prize\u003cbr\u003e Appeal and the fate of the Maria Theresa and the America\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Spanish Case Studies: 6. Kings and merchants: the legal, political, and domestic contexts of Spanish foreign policy\u003cbr\u003e 7. Forging arguments: Spanish ships in the High Court of Admiralty\u003cbr\u003e 8. Death comes for the ambassador: Anglo-Spanish diplomacy and the San Juan Baptista in the Court of Prize Appeal\u003cbr\u003e 9. Reactive foreign policy and the end of Spanish neutrality: the Jesús, Maria, y José in the Court of Prize Appeal\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Military history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Military history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Military%20history%20%5BHBW%5D%22\"\u003eHBW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475165835544,"sku":"9781009425568","price":69.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009425568i.jpg?v=1785805856","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/balancing-strategy-sea-power-neutrality-and-prize-law-in-the-seven-years-war-hardback-9781009425568","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}