Three Consuls - Capitalism, Empire, Rise Fall of America s Mediterranean Community,

"Three Consuls examines American ambitions in the Mediterranean in the generations after independence through the business and personal networks of consuls in Morocco, Italy and Spain. It will appeal to readers interested in US history, European history, North African history, and international studies"--

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Rise of the Mediterranean Community: 1. Becoming American (and) consuls; 2. James Simpson: isolation and diplomacy in Gibraltar and Tangier; 3. Robert Montgomery: Multiple identities in Alicante; 4. Thomas Appleton: community and conflict in Livorno's American community; Part II. Community Structures: 5. The American social network and national identity; 6. Business networks and the problem of self-interest; 7. Contact with 'others': race, chauvinism and the notion of empire; Part III. Collapse: 8. The long decline; 9. Selling empire; 10. Death and dismemberment; Epilogue: Latin America and the turn toward Empire; Bibliography.

About the author

Lawrence A. Peskin is Professor of History at Morgan State University. He is a leading scholar of the early national United States in international context, with a focus on the Mediterranean world. He is the author of Captives and Countrymen: Barbary Slavery and the American Public 1785–1816 (2009) and co-author of America and the World: Culture, Commerce, Conflict (2011).

Summary

Three Consuls examines American ambitions in the Mediterranean in the generations after independence through the business and personal networks of consuls in Morocco, Italy and Spain. It will appeal to readers interested in US history, European history, North African history, and international studies.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence A. Peskin, Lawrence A. (Morgan State University) Peskin, Peskin Lawrence A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9781009444620
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0944462-0
• No. of pages: 342
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Spain, Capitalism, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, Italy, Morocco, Livorno, c 1800 to c 1900, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Diplomacy, Economic systems & structures, Colonialism and imperialism, Tangier, African History, History of the Americas, Mediterranean countries, c 1810 to c 1819, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799, c 1800 to c 1809, Alicante (City)