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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2013-03-18
- ISBN
- 9781107025080
- Book Title
- Free Trade and Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Transportation, Political Science, Reference, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- International / Economics, United States / 19th Century, Military / War of 1812, International Relations / General, Commerce, General, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
- Item Weight
- 26.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 438 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107025087
ISBN-13
9781107025080
eBay Product ID (ePID)
122930168
Product Key Features
Book Title
Free Trade and Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812
Number of Pages
438 Pages
Language
English
Topic
International / Economics, United States / 19th Century, Military / War of 1812, International Relations / General, Commerce, General, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Political Science, Reference, Business & Economics, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
26.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-014474
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"...this work makes an excellent contribution by studying the war from the perspective of both high and low culture." -Thomas Sheppard, H-War, "The War of 1812 remains misunderstood. Paul Gilje's wonderful book helps us to understand the origins and consequences of the war. It is a finely wrought intellectual and cultural history that explains what the war meant to those who fought, as well how their descendants remembered the conflict. Free Trade and Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812 belongs on the short list of essential books on the 'Second War of Independence.'" Frank Cogliano, University of Edinburgh, "This is a fascinating work; an extremely valuable contribution to the literature on the Early American Republic. With rich detail, Gilje shows how a simple, but powerful, slogan kept the promise of the American Revolution alive in the hearts and minds of those outside the corridors of power." - Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard Law School, "If there is one must-read book on the War of 1812, this is it. With clear prose, up-to-date scholarship, and stimulating interpretation, Paul Gilje recovers a lost world of how Americans explained a strange and seemingly inconclusive conflict to themselves. The wartime slogan, 'Free Trade and Sailors' Rights,' melded high economic theory, low political obfuscation, and genuine democratic impulses to ennoble an often ignoble cause and create a vision for the nation's future." Daniel K. Richter, University of Pennsylvania, "Paul A. Gilje has a well-deserved reputation as the preeminent historian of the American waterfront. In his new book, he examines the high and low cultures of maritime life to explain how the concepts of 'free trade' and 'sailors' rights' could carry the early republic through the ordeal of its second war with Great Britain. Drawing on his extensive familiarity with primary sources and material artifacts, Gilje gives us a deeply insightful reinterpretation of the meaning of the War of 1812 on the occasion of its bicentennial." - J. C. A. Stagg, University of Virginia, "Paul A. Gilje, one of the most prominent historians of the Early American Republic, energetically argues that the War of 1812 was the moment in which the legacy of the American Revolution became tangible to multitudes of working-class Americans. The slogan 'Free Trade and Sailors' Rights' was a fusion of enlightened ideals and personal aspirations that endured in the popular imagination well into the nineteenth century. I know of no more forceful account of why many Americans thought the War of 1812 worth fighting." Andrew Cayton, Miami University, "The War of 1812 remains misunderstood. Paul Gilje's wonderful book helps us to understand the origins and consequences of the war. It is a finely wrought intellectual and cultural history that explains what the war meant to those who fought, as well how their descendants remembered the conflict. Free Trade and Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812 belongs on the short list of essential books on the 'Second War of Independence.'" - Frank Cogliano, University of Edinburgh, "[Gilje] poignantly shows that, to Americans in the postrevolutionary period, free trade and sailors' rights symbolized the success of the American Revolution and that they therefore interpreted their violation by Great Britain as an attack on their democratic aspirations." Jasper M. Trautsch, Amerikastudien/American Studies, "Paul A. Gilje has a well-deserved reputation as the preeminent historian of the American waterfront. In his new book, he examines the high and low cultures of maritime life to explain how the concepts of 'free trade' and 'sailors' rights' could carry the early republic through the ordeal of its second war with Great Britain. Drawing on his extensive familiarity with primary sources and material artifacts, Gilje gives us a deeply insightful reinterpretation of the meaning of the War of 1812 on the occasion of its bicentennial." J. C. A. Stagg, University of Virginia, "If there is one must-read book on the War of 1812, this is it. With clear prose, up-to-date scholarship, and stimulating interpretation, Paul Gilje recovers a lost world of how Americans explained a strange and seemingly inconclusive conflict to themselves. The wartime slogan, 'Free Trade and Sailors' Rights,' melded high economic theory, low political obfuscation, and genuine democratic impulses to ennoble an often ignoble cause and create a vision for the nation's future." - Daniel K. Richter, University of Pennsylvania, "Paul A. Gilje, one of the most prominent historians of the Early American Republic, energetically argues that the War of 1812 was the moment in which the legacy of the American Revolution became tangible to multitudes of working-class Americans. The slogan 'Free Trade and Sailors' Rights' was a fusion of enlightened ideals and personal aspirations that endured in the popular imagination well into the nineteenth century. I know of no more forceful account of why many Americans thought the War of 1812 worth fighting." - Andrew Cayton, Miami University, "This is a fascinating work; an extremely valuable contribution to the literature on the Early American Republic. With rich detail, Gilje shows how a simple, but powerful, slogan kept the promise of the American Revolution alive in the hearts and minds of those outside the corridors of power." Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard Law School
Dewey Decimal
973.5/2
Table Of Content
Part I. Free Trade: 1. The Enlightenment and defining free trade; 2. The revolutionary experience; 3. The new diplomacy; 4. Legacy; Part II. Sailors' Rights: 5. Anglo-American traditions; 6. The rise of Jack Tar; 7. Impressment; 8. Citizenship; 9. The Hermione and the rights of man; Part III. Origins: 10. Empire of liberty; 11. Indians in the way; 12. Contested commerce; 13. The ordeal of Jack Tar; 14. Honor; Part IV. War: 15. The odyssey of the Essex; 16. The language of combat; 17. Politics of war; 18. Pursuit of peace; 19. Dartmoor; Part V. Memory: 20. Winning the peace; 21. Remembering impressment; 22. The persistent dream; 23. Politics; 24. Popular culture; 25. Conclusion.
Synopsis
This book examines the political slogan 'free trade and sailors rights' and traces its sources to eighteenth-century intellectual thought and Americans' previous experience with impressment into the British navy. The book details the diplomatic history surrounding the War of 1812 and provides a brief narrative of the conflict itself., On July 2, 1812, Captain David Porter raised a banner on the USS Essex proclaiming "A free trade and sailors rights," thus creating a political slogan that explained the War of 1812. Free trade demanded the protection of American commerce, while sailors' rights insisted that the British end the impressment of seamen from American ships. Repeated for decades in Congress and in taverns, the slogan reminds us today that our second war with Great Britain was not a mistake. It was a contest for the ideals of the American Revolution bringing together both the high culture of the Enlightenment to establish a new political economy and the low culture of the common folk to assert the equality of humankind. Understanding the War of 1812 and the motto that came to explain it - free trade and sailors' rights - allows us to better comprehend the origins of the American nation., On 2 July 1812, Captain David Porter raised a banner on the USS Essex proclaiming 'a free trade and sailors rights', thus creating a political slogan that explained the War of 1812. Free trade demanded the protection of American commerce, while sailors' rights insisted that the British end the impressment of seamen from American ships. Repeated for decades in Congress and in taverns, the slogan reminds us today that the second war with Great Britain was not a mistake. It was a contest for the ideals of the American Revolution bringing together both the high culture of the Enlightenment to establish a new political economy and the low culture of the common folk to assert the equality of humankind. Understanding the War of 1812 and the motto that came to explain it - free trade and sailors' rights - allows us to better comprehend the origins of the American nation.
LC Classification Number
E354 .G464 2013
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- a***n (43)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (94)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.