International Merchant Shipping in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: The Comparative Dimension

by International Maritime Economic History Association

This book compiles seven essays concerning changes to merchant shipping over the hundred and fifty years between 1850 and 2000, and spanning a range of countries, with particular focus on Norway, Greece, Japan, and England. The essays are linked by the theme of change: from traditional to modern shipping; in fluctuating cargo demands; from sail to steam; wood to iron; in improvements in communication technologies; in political natures and affiliations;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0973893478
• ISBN13: 9780973893472
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 178 Pages