{"product_id":"naval-blockades-in-peace-and-war-an-economic-history-since-1750-hardback-9780521857499","title":"Naval Blockades in Peace and War; An Economic History since 1750 (Hardback) 9780521857499","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNaval Blockades in Peace and War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Economic History since 1750\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn examination of the effectiveness of naval blockades and sanctions since 1750.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLance E. Davis (Author), Stanley L. Engerman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521857499, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.79 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\"...a superb book...\" -James S. Olson, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA number of major blockades, including the Continental System in the Napoleonic Wars, the War of 1812, the American Civil War, and World Wars I and II, in addition to the increased use of peacetime blockades and sanctions with the hope of avoiding war, are examined in this book. The impact of technology and organizational changes on the nature of blockades and their effectiveness as military measures are discussed. Legal, economic, and political questions are explored to understand the various constraints upon belligerent behavior. The analysis draw upon the extensive amount of quantitative material available from military publications.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: 'Thou shalt not pass'\u003cbr\u003e 2. Britain, France and Napoleon's Continental Systems, 1793–1815\u003cbr\u003e 3. The United States versus Great Britain, 1776–1815\u003cbr\u003e 4. The North blockades the Confederacy, 1861–5\u003cbr\u003e 5. International law and naval blockades during World War I: Britain, Germany, and the United States: traditional strategies versus the submarine\u003cbr\u003e 6. Legal and economic aspects of naval blockades: the United States, Great Britain, and Germany in World War II\u003cbr\u003e 7. The American submarine and aerial mine blockade of the Japanese home islands, 1941–5\u003cbr\u003e 8. Blockades without war: from Pacific blockades to sanctions\u003cbr\u003e 9. Blockades, war and international law: what it all means\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265262604568,"sku":"9780521857499","price":110.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521857499i.jpg?v=1692021090","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/naval-blockades-in-peace-and-war-an-economic-history-since-1750-hardback-9780521857499","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}