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The history of freedom in England is investigated. G. W. F. Hegel's (1956) distinction between formal & real freedom is reviewed, reconceptualizing Hegel's notion of real freedom as "unreal" freedom. It is contended that English chief justice Sir John Fortescue's (1926) distinction between French & English monarchies is representative of the English understanding of freedom. Rather than attributing the privileging of individualism in English politics to the Renaissance or Reformation, it is contended that the establishment of primogeniture & perception that private interests were articulated in the House of Commons are responsible for English freedom. In contrast, the practice of separating inheritances & the peasantry's inclination to support despotic monarchies are identified as the causes of unreal freedom's emergence in historical France. It is concluded that the type of monarchy & the acceptance of Protestantism or Catholicism shaped each nation's realization of freedom. 21 References. J. W. Parker

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Modernization of Spanish Fishing: The Case of Galicia, 1880–1936 -- 2 The Social Dilemmas of the Portuguese Sardine: Overfishing, Scientific Knowledge, and Local Communities in the Late Nineteenth Century -- 3 Between Brussels and the Biologists: The Roots of the Dutch Overfishing Issue -- 4 Early Lessons on Overfishing from the British Isles -- 5 Underutilization, Undersupply, and Overfishing in the Herring Industry 1930–1980: A Case Study in the Evolution of Britain's Productivist Fisheries Policy -- 6 April 18, 1989: The Acceptance of Overfishing in Norway -- 7 The European Common Fisheries Policy: An Economic Approach to Overfishing Solutions -- 8 Towards Ending Overfishing in the European Atlantic: The Role of Environmental Organizations -- 9 Sustainable European Fisheries: Are We There Yet? -- 10 A Utopia Under Construction -- List of Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Index

The book combines the approaches of maritime history and ecological science to explore the evolution of life-forms and eco-systems in the ocean from a historical perspective, in order to establish and develop the sub-discipline of marine environmental history