Swedish naval administration, 1521-1721 : : resource flows and organisational capabilities / / by Jan Glete.

• Superior document: The northern world, v. 46
• Author: Glete, Jan, 1947-
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Northern world ; v. 46.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (840 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book is a long-term study of organisational capabilities as parts of early modern state formation. Sweden was a largely non-maritime society which nevertheless maintained a large navy as part of the armed forces which created a Baltic empire. Many of the resources came from the peasant society...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / J. Glete
• Chapter One. Resources, Organisational Capabilities And Control Of The Sea / J. Glete
• Chapter Two. The Swedish Dynastic State And Its Navy / J. Glete
• Chapter Three. Naval Operations And Control Of The Baltic Sea / J. Glete
• Chapter Four. Swedish Naval Administration: Scope, Complexity, And Structures / J. Glete
• Chapter Five. Warships And Naval Strength / J. Glete
• Chapter Six. Cordage And Canvas: Fitting Out The Navy / J. Glete
• Chapter Seven. Bronze And Iron: Swedish Naval Ordnance / J. Glete
• Chapter Eight. A Peasant Society At Sea: Men, Leaders, And Provisioning / J. Glete
• Chapter Nine. Conclusion: Power Through Organisation / J. Glete
• Appendix 1. List Of Swedish Warships, 1521–1721 / J. Glete
• Appendix 2. Swedish Naval Strength, Divided In Different Sizes Of Warships, 1520–1721 / J. Glete
• Bibliography / J. Glete
• General Index / J. Glete
• Index Of Ships / J. Glete.