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Policing the seas : Anglo-American relations and the equatorial Atlantic, 1819-1865 /

This study explores the British and American attempts to suppress both piracy and slavery in the equatorial Atlantic in the period 1816 to 1865. It aims to demonstrate the pivotal role of naval policy in defining the Anglo-American relationship. It defines the equatorial Atlantic as the region encom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hunter, Mark C. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: International Maritime Economic History Association
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: St. John's, Newfoundland : International Maritime Economic History Association, 2008.
Colección:Research in maritime history ; no. 36.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The Atlantic
  • Anglo-American policymaking, 1819-1834
  • Naval relations and the suppression of piracy and slaving, 1820-1830
  • A naval compromise, 1830-1842
  • The Royal Navy and West Africa, 1843-1857
  • The US Navy and West Africa, 1843-1857
  • Conflict avoidance in the equatorial Atlantic
  • The Civil War and conflict resolution in the equatorial Atlantic.