The Channel England, France and the Construction of a Maritime Border in the Eighteenth Century/Ла-Манш, Англия, Франция и создание морской границы в XVIII веке

Издание на английском языке
This book explores the history of the English Channel's formation as a maritime boundary, its political, military, legal, and social significance. It examines how the space between Britain and continental Europe was gradually conceptualized as a dividing line, how disputes arose over control of the channel, defense, natural resources, and legal rights, and how fishermen, smugglers, migrants, and travelers crossed this border. Special attention is paid to issues of identity, property, security, and the everyday lives of people associated with the Channel.

Content
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. The border invented
1. The impossibility of an island: before the Channel was a sea
2. When the sea had no name
Part II. The border imposed
3. Defending the military frontier
4. Who owns the Channel? The overlap of legal rights
5. The fight for natural resources
Part III. Transgressing the border
6. The fisherman: "friend of all nations"?
7. The game of identities: fraud and smuggling
8. Crossing the Channel
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index