Overview
A reassessment of the Anglo-Dutch wars of the second half of the seventeenth century, demonstrating that the conflict was primarily about trade. This book re-examines the history of Anglo-Dutch conflict during the seventeenth century, of which the three wars of 1652-4, 1665-7 and 1672-4 were the most obvious manifestation. Low-intensity conflict spanned a longer period. From 1618-19 hostilities in Asia between the Dutch and English East India Companies added new elements of tension beyond earlier disputes over the North Sea fisheries, merchant shipping and the cloth trade. The emerging multilateral trades of the Atlantic world added new challenges. This book integrates the European, Asian, American and African dimensions of the Anglo-Dutch Wars in an authentically global view. The role of the state receives special attention during a period in which both countries are best understood as 'fiscal-naval states'. The significance of sea power is reflected in the public history of the Anglo-Dutch wars, acknowledged in the concluding chapters. The book includes important new research findings and imaginative new thinking by leading historians of the subject.
Full Product Details
Author: David Ormrod (Contributor) ,
Gijs Rommelse ,
David Ormrod (Contributor) ,
Gijs Rommelse
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9781783273249
ISBN 10: 1783273240
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 20 March 2020
Audience:
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Professional and scholarly
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
[C]ontributes a rich layer of new scholarly analysis of the contextual landscape of the Anglo-Dutch aggression between 1652 and 1689. * The Northern Mariner * War, Trade and the State is an important and engaging collection of essays edited by David Ormrod and the late Gijs Rommelse that highlights the global importance of the wars. * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY *
[C]ontributes a rich layer of new scholarly analysis of the contextual landscape of the Anglo-Dutch aggression between 1652 and 1689. * The Northern Mariner *
Author Information
DAVID ORMROD is an Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Kent. GIJS ROMMELSE was Head of History at the Haarlemmermeer Lyceum in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Leicester. DAVID ORMROD is an Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Kent. GIJS ROMMELSE was Head of History at the Haarlemmermeer Lyceum in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Leicester. Elizabeth Edwards is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Kent and was from 1994-2007 Director of the Kentish Regional and Local History degree programme.
