British Shipping in the Mediterranean During the Napoleonic Wars

The Untold Story of a Successful Adaptation
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-34327-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 559 g

Reihe: Brill's Studies in Maritime History

In British shipping in the Mediterranean Katerina Galani investigates the impact of the French and Napoleonic wars on British maritime economic activity. Due to the close cooperation of the public and private sector at sea, the British adopted flexible business strategies to mitigate economic warfare and sustain shipping and trade in the Mediterranean.
The book offers a comprehensive approach by combining the study of international relations, ports, ships, business organisation, deep-sea voyages and intra-Mediterranean navigation. Katerina Galani conceptualises the Mediterranean as an economic entity and she insightfully examines, for the first time, free traders along with the chartered Levant Company. Her analysis draws upon a unique collection of British and Mediterranean sources to construct a multifaceted view of British maritime activity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Galani, Katerina

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Schifffahrt
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Note on Names of Places

1 Introduction
The “Extended Mediterranean” in the 19th Century
Structure of the book

2 The End of the ‘Long 18th Century’ in the Mediterranean: An Overview
Introduction
The Mediterranean and the British Empire
The Actors: The British
Navigating the Mediterranean: The Market Scope
The Co-actors: Foreign and Local Carriers
Conclusion

3 Charting British Sea Routes in the Mediterranean
Introduction
Lloyd’s List as a Historical Source
Some Methodological Remarks
The Evidence on British Shipping
An Increase in Shipping: Causality and Interpretations

4 British Shipping on the Micro-Scale: From Long-Distance to Short-Distance Hauls
Introduction
British Shipping at the Port of Livorno
Sea Routes: Livorno’s Involvement in Intra-Mediterranean Hauls
Between Grand Traffic and Short-Distance Shipping: The Passengers
Conclusion

5 An Age of Transition for British Shipping: Institutional and Organisational Shifts
Introduction
Shipping in the Early Modern Era
Institutional Changes: A Step towards the Systematisation of the Industry
Changes in Everyday Business: Specialisation
Conclusion

6 How Profitable a Business was it After All?
Introduction
Earnings
The Cost of Shipping
The Ship
The Organisation of Shipping
The Crew
Conclusion

7 Levant Company: The Institutional Branch of British Shipping in the Levant
Introduction
The Levant Company: Its Operation
The State of the Company’s Shipping and Trade in the Late 18th Century
Free Traders and the Monopolistic Company
Conclusion

8 Conclusion

Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Katerina Galani, Ph.D. (2011), Oxford University, is Post-Doctoral Fellow in Economic History at the Ionian University. She was awarded the Frank Broeze Prize for Outstanding doctoral thesis in Maritime History. She has participated in research projects on maritime, financial and economic history and she has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and collective volumes.