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Seapower States

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Seapower States

Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict That Made the Modern World
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One of the most eminent historians of our age investigates the extraordinary success of five small maritime states Andrew Lambert, author of The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812-winner of the prestigious Anderson Medal-turns his attention to Athens, Carthage, Venice, the Dutch Republic, and Britain, examining how their identities as "seapowers" informed their actions and enabled them to achieve success disproportionate to their size. Lambert demonstrates how creating maritime identities made these states more dynamic, open, and inclusive than their lumbering continental rivals. Only when they forgot this aspect of their identity did these nations begin to decline. Recognizing that the United States and China are modern naval powers-rather than seapowers-is essential to understanding current affairs, as well as the long-term trends in world history. This volume is a highly original "big think" analysis of five states whose success-and eventual failure-is a subject of enduring interest, by a scholar at the top of his game.

Author Biography

Andrew Lambert is Laughton Professor of Naval History at King's College London, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Release date NZ
October 2nd, 2018
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United States
Illustrations
18 color + 9 b-w illus. + 7 maps
Imprint
Yale University Press
Pages
424
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300230048
Product ID
27847595

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