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- Müller, Leos, 1962-
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Neutrality in World History
- 2019
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Book (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Neutrality in World History provides a cogent synthesis of five hundred years of neutrality in global history. Author Leos Müller argues that neutrality and neutral states, such as Switzerland, Sweden and Belgium, have played an important historical role in implementing the free trade paradigm, shaping the laws of nations and humanitarianism, and serving as key global centres of trade and finance. Offering an intriguing alternative to dominant world history narratives, which hinge primarily on the international relations and policies of empires and global powers, Neutrality in World History provides students with a distinctive introduction to neutrality’s place in world history.
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- Müller, Leos, 1950-
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Consuls, Corsairs, and Commerce : The Swedish Consular Service and Long-distance Shipping
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Book (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Eighteenth-century Swedish consuls played an important role in the establishment of Sweden’s trade links with the Mediterranean and, after 1780, with the ‘West Indies’ – the latter including the young American republic. However, historians have paid scant attention to their role. Consuls, Corsairs, and Commerce attempts to fill this gap. The consular service is analysed as part of an institutional framework, helping to reduce the transaction costs of Swedish actors in long-distance trade and shipping. The book focuses on the establishment of the Swedish consular service in two specific areas: the Mediterranean after 1720, and the United States after 1783, and it links the establishment of the service to Sweden’s ambitious contemporary commercial policy. Special attention is paid to the growth in Swedish shipping activities. Traditionally, its growth in the eighteenth century has been associated with protectionism, as embodied in the Swedish Navigation Act (1724). Consuls, Corsairs, and Commerce instead focuses on the role of the consular service, in particular in reducing the threat from North-African corsairs, and on the role of Sweden’s neutrality in the late eighteenth century. The book argues that neutrality was a crucial factor in the growth of Swedish shipping in the course of the wars between the great powers.
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- Maxwell-Stuart, Peter, et al.
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Unimpeded Sailing : A Critical Edition of Johann Gröning's Navigatio Libera (Extended 1698 Edition)
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Book (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The original Latin text of Johann Gröning’s Navigatio libera has never before been translated into any modern vernacular language. Gröning’s intention was to set out the position of neutral nations (in this case the Danes and Swedes), and their right to pursue trade during the wars of the great maritime powers (particularly the English and the Dutch). It specifically sought to engage with and refute the work of Hugo Grotius while taking cognisance of the critique of Gröning’s work by Samuel Pufendorf. The text serves as a bridge between 17th-century polemical discourse surrounding the ‘free sea’versus ‘enclosed sea’ debate and later 18th-century legal literature on the rights of neutrals and the continuation of free trade in time of war.
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