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1 online resource (xiv, 197 pages) : illustrations |
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monochrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part One. Naval Leadership: A Voyage of Discovery -- Introduction: Naval Leadership in the Age of Reform and Revolution, 1700-1850 -- 1. The Royal Navy, History and the Study of Leadership -- Part Two. Naval Leadership in the Ancien Régime -- 2. Leadership Networks and the Effectiveness of the British Royal Navy in the Mid-Eighteenth Century -- 3. The Reputation of Louis XV's Vice-Admirals of France -- 4. Types of Naval Leadership in the Eighteenth Century -- 5. Naval Leadership in a 'Fleet in Being': The Spanish Navy and 'Armed Neutrality' in the Mid-Eighteenth Century -- 6. Admiral Louis Guillouet, Comte d'Orvilliers (1710-92): A Style of Command in the Age of the American War -- 7. Le Bailli Pierre-André de Suffren: A Precursor of Nelson -- Part Three. Naval Leadership and the French Revolution, 1789-1850 --Introduction: Naval Leadership and the French Revolution -- 8. Leadership in the French Navy during the Revolution and Empire. The Optimist and the Pessimist: Louis-René de Latouche-Tréville (1745-1804) and Pierre Charles de Villeneuve (1763-1806) -- 9. Admiral Antonio Barceló, 1716-97: A Self-Made Naval Leader -- 10. Naval Leadership and the 'Art of War': John Jervis and José de Mazarredo Compared (1797-9) -- 11. Luis María de Salazar, Ángel Laborde and the Defence of Cuba, 1825-29: A Study in Combined Leadership -- 12. Napier, Palmerston and Palmella in 1833: The Unofficial Arm of British Diplomacy. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Naval history -- 18th century.
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Naval history. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Naval history -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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1700-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Harding, Richard, 1953- editor.
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Guimerá Ravina, Agustín, 1953- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Naval Leadership in the Atlantic World, The Age of Reform and Revolution, 1700 -1850. London:University of Westminster Press, ©2017 |
| ISBN |
9781911534099 (electronic book) |
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1911534092 (electronic book) |
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1911534084 |
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9781911534082 |
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9781911534105 |
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1911534106 |
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9781911534013 |
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1911534017 |
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1911534092 |
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9781911534761 |
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1911534769 |
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9781911534082 |
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1911534084 |
| Standard No. |
9781911534082 |
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