Revisiting Napoleon’s Continental System: Local, Regional and European Experiences (War, Culture and Society, 1750 –1850)

Napoleonic Warfare Spread To The High Seas, Harbors And Marketplaces Across Europe And The Atlantic Through The Continental System. This Volume Addresses The Illicit Commerce, New Merchant Networks, 'daily Life', And Tensions With Neutral States Generated By Anglo-french Economic Warfare. It Also Reveals The Contradictions Inherent In The Napoleonic Empire - At Once Rational And Progressive, But Also Coercive And Exploitative. Regional And Urban Case Studies Offer A More Complete Understanding Of The Significance Of Economic Warfare During The Napoleonic Era, And Explore The Experiences And Consequences Of The Conflict Through Several Key Themes: A Re-evaluation Of The Historiography Of The Continental System, The Uneven Power Triangle Of The French, British And Neutral Powers, And The Strategies Of Merchants And Smugglers To Adapt To Or Circumvent The System. Transnational Case Studies Underscore The Vulnerability And Ingenuity Of Europeans As They Faced Transformative Social And Economic Challenges. -- Machine Generated Contents Note: -- Introduction: Revisiting Napoleon's Continental System: New Directions; Katherine B. Aaslestadpart I: Looking Forward And Backward: Historiography Of And Origins Of The Continental System1. The Continental System Revisited; Geoffrey Ellis2. French Representations Of The Continental Blockade; Annie Jourdan3. Russia And The Continental System: Trends In Russian Historiography; Alexandre Tchoudinov 4. Speculations And Embargoes On The Grain Trade At The Time Of The Revolutionary Wars (1792-1795); Pierrick Pourchassepart Ii: Regional Approaches To The Practice And Consequences Of The Continental System 5. The Continental System: A View From The Sea; Silvia Marzagalli 6. The Kingdom Of Italy And The Continental Blockade; Alexander Grab 7. Rhine River Commerce And The Continental System; Robert Mark Spauldingpart Iii: Adapting To Economic Warfare: New Networks And Illicit Trade 8. Trading Networks Across The Blockades; Margrit Schulte Beerbühl. 9. Smuggling And Blockade-running During The Anglo-danish War 1807-1814; Jann M. Witt 10. Defying The Continental System In The Periphery: Political Strategies And Protests By Norwegian Magnates; Bård Frydenlund 11. Economic Warfare, Organised Crime, And The Collapse Of Napoleon's Empire; Michael Rowepart Iv: Urban Experiences And The Napoleonic Continental System 12. Experiencing The Continental System In The Cities Of French Atlantic; Alan Forrest 13. Choices And Opportunities Amidst Economic Warfare; 14. Riga Export Trade At The Time Of The Continental System, 1807-1812; Anita Cerpinska15. Significance And Consequences Of The Continental System For Napoleonic Holland, Especially For Amsterdam; Johan Joorselect Bibliography. [edited By] Katherine B. Aaslestad, Johan Joor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Introduction Revisiting Napoleon’s Continental System: Consequences of Economic Warfare....Pages 1-22 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 The Continental System Revisited....Pages 25-39 French Representations of the Continental Blockade: Three Kinds of Narratives for and against....Pages 40-55 Russia and the Continental System: Trends in Russian Historiography....Pages 56-68 Speculations and Embargoes on the Grain Trade at the Time of the Revolutionary Wars ( 1792–1795)....Pages 69-80 Front Matter....Pages 81-81 The Continental System: A View from the Sea....Pages 83-97 The Kingdom of Italy and the Continental Blockade....Pages 98-113 Rhine River Commerce and the Continental System....Pages 114-132 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 Trading Networks across the Blockades: Nathan Mayer Rothschild and His Commodity Trade during the Early Years of the Blockades....Pages 135-152 Smuggling and Blockade-Running during the Anglo-Danish War from 1807 to 1814....Pages 153-169 Defying the Continental System in the Periphery: Political Strategies and Protests by Norwegian Magnates....Pages 170-186 Economic Warfare, Organized Crime and the Collapse of Napoleon’s Empire....Pages 187-203 Front Matter....Pages 205-205 Experiencing the Continental System in the Cities of the French Atlantic....Pages 207-222 Choices and Opportunities amid Economic Warfare: Strategic Decisions of the Business Elite in the Young Harbour Town of Antwerp during the Napoleonic Era....Pages 223-240 Riga Export Trade at the Time of the Continental Blockade (1807–1812)....Pages 241-258 Significance and Consequences of the Continental System for Napoleonic Holland, Especially for Amsterdam....Pages 259-276 Back Matter....Pages 277-290 9 Smuggling and Blockade-Running during the Anglo-Danish War from 1807 to 181410 Defying the Continental System in the Periphery: Political Strategies and Protests by Norwegian Magnates; 11 Economic Warfare, Organized Crime and the Collapse of Napoleon's Empire; Part IV: Urban Experiences and the Napoleonic Continental System; 12 Experiencing the Continental System in the Cities of the French Atlantic; 13 Choices and Opportunities amid Economic Warfare: Strategic Decisions of the Business Elite in the Young Harbour Town of Antwerp during the Napoleonic Era 4 Speculations and Embargoes on the Grain Trade at the Time of the Revolutionary Wars (1792-1795)Part II: Regional Approaches to the Practice and Consequences of the Continental System; 5 The Continental System: A View from the Sea; 6 The Kingdom of Italy and the Continental Blockade; 7 Rhine River Commerce and the Continental System; Part III: Adapting to Economic Warfare: New Networks and Illicit Trade; 8 Trading Networks across the Blockades: Nathan Mayer Rothschild and His Commodity Trade during the Early Years of the Blockades (1803-1808) Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations, Maps and Tables; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; General Maps; Introduction: Revisiting Napoleon's Continental System: Consequences of Economic Warfare; Part I: Looking Forward and Backward: The Historiography and Origins of the Continental System; 1 The Continental System Revisited; 2 French Representations of the Continental Blockade: Three Kinds of Narratives for and against; 3 Russia and the Continental System: Trends in Russian Historiography Economic warfare during the Napoleonic era transformed international commerce; redirecting trade and generating illicit commerce. This volume re-evaluates the Continental System through urban and regional case studies that analyze the power triangle of the French, British and neutral powers and their strategies to adapt to trade restrictions. 14 Riga Export Trade at the Time of the Continental Blockade (1807-1812)15 Significance and Consequences of the Continental System for Napoleonic Holland, Especially for Amsterdam; Select Bibliography; Index