The globalisation of the oceans : containerisation from the 1950s to the present /

This book maintains that container shipping is vital to the actualisation of globalisation, and that without it, globalisation would remain a concept rather than reality. It argues that container shipping has been academically overlooked as a global business sector in favour of more prominent sector...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Broeze, Frank (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: St. John's, Newfoundland : International Maritime Economic History Association, 2019.
Series:Research in maritime history ; no. 23.
Subjects:
Container ships.
Containerization > Economic aspects > History.
Shipping > Economic aspects > History.
Bulk carrier cargo ships > Economic aspects.
Porte-conteneurs.
Vraquiers > Aspect économique.
container ships.
Bulk carrier cargo ships > Economic aspects
Container ships
Containerization > Economic aspects
Shipping > Economic aspects
Internationalisatie.
Oceanen.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: A Concept and its Realisation
  • Chapter 2: The First Revolution
  • Chapter 3: The 1970s: Conquering the World
  • Chapter 4: The 1980s: Crisis and the Second Revolution
  • Chapter 5: The 1990s: Globalisation
  • Chapter 6: Ports, Port Systems and Liner Networks
  • Chapter 7: Maritime Labour
  • Chapter 8: Culture, the Environment and Recycling
  • Conclusion
  • Select Bibliography

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