Exploiting the Sea

Alan G. Jamieson is Leverhulme Research Fellow in British Maritime History in the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies, University of Exeter. David J Starkey graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in Economic History. He then gained an MA in the History of the Atlantic Economy at the University of Exeter, which led to doctoral research into the character, scale and significance of British privateering in the eighteenth century. Having gained his PhD, Dr Starkey was appointed Research Fellow in the Maritime History of Devon project at the University of Exeter, an appointment that was followed by two further research fellowships in maritime history at Exeter. In 1994, Dr Starkey joined the History Department at Hull when he became the holder of the first permanent lectureship to be dedicated to maritime historical studies in the UK university sector - the Wilson Family Lectureship in Maritime History. Dr Starkey is Director of the Maritime Historical Studies Centre at the University of Hull.

• Introduction - the maritime dimension of the British economy, David J. StarkeyClimax and climacteric - the British coastal trade 1870-1930, John ArmstrongBritain's shipping interests since 1930, Alan G. JamiesonDockyards and dockyard towns 1880-1939Naval procurement and the British shipbuilding industry 1945-1964, Lewis Johnman and Anthony GorstCornish fish and Norwegian ice, Tony PawlynThe development of the British distant-water trawling industry 1890-1939, Robb RobinsonYachting and aquatic recreation 1890-1960, Janet Cusack20th-century seaside tourism strategies, Nigel MorganBritish shipping and the British economy since 1870 - a retrospective view, Sidney Pollard.

Within the confines of 220 pages these studies provide a concise and valuable insight into some of the economic, political and social forces that have helped to reduce Britain’s former maritime pre-eminence . . . recommended to all who would wish to widen their nautical horizons.