In this Book
- Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Workers around the World: Case Studies 1950-2010
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
summary
Maritime trade is the backbone of the world’s economy. Around ninety percent of all goods are transported by ship, and since World War II, shipbuilding has undergone major changes in response to new commercial pressures and opportunities. Early British dominance, for example, was later undermined in the 1950s by competition from the Japanese, who have since been overtaken by South Korea and, most recently, China. The case studies in this volume trace these and other important developments in the shipbuilding and ship repair industries, as well as workers’ responses to these historic transformations.
Table of Contents
- Title page, Copyright
- pp. 1-4
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 15-44
- North-western Europe
- Southern and Eastern Europe
- The Americas and Australia
- Asia
- 26. Some final observations
- pp. 657-664
- Glossary of shipping and shipbuilding terms
- pp. 683-698
- Collective bibliography
- pp. 699-730
- Notes on contributors
- pp. 731-740
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048530724
Related ISBN(s)
9789462981157
MARC Record
OCLC
1111856237
Pages
742
Launched on MUSE
2019-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC
Copyright
2016