Print version: Lomas, Manuel. Governing the Galleys : Jurisdiction, Justice, and Trade in the Squadrons of the Hispanic Monarchy (Sixteenth-Seventeenth Centuries). First edition. Leiden, Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, c2020 viii, 194 pages Mediterranean reconfigurations ; Volume 1. ISBN 9789004381469
Includes bibliographical references and index
Galleys on the Coast! -- Captures, Commerce, and Corruption -- Resistance, Consensus, and Solidarity -- Conclusion.
"The study of galleys is no longer confined to the history of events, navigation, or tactics. The classic paradigm has gradually been transformed: essentially descriptive- of types of ships and their components, or of the number and composition of their crews- it also served nationalist ends. The affirmation of an epic, glorious past could legitimate a nation’s identity and its role in building the political, legal, and cultural reality of the modern- day Mediterranean"-- Provided by publisher..