Sweatshops at Sea
Sweatshops at Sea

Author: Leon Fink

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0807834505

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"Leon Fink, one of the world's best labor historians, has gone to sea and returned with a powerful yarn about the seafaring workers who built the global economy. Vividly told the breathtaking in scope, Sweatshops at Sea will be remembered as one of the most important histories of our time." Marcus Rediker, author The Slave Ship: A Human History. "Sweatshops at Sea is a masterful history that illuminates the issues of citizenship in a world of porous borders for a workforce that has always been both multinational and multiracial. Leon Fink's thoroughly researched, fascinating book provides readers with a fresh and invigorating perspective on globalization."---Nelson Lichtenstein, director, Center for the Study of Work, Labor, and Democracy, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry

Author: Kenneth J. Blume

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2011-12-22

Total Pages: 614

ISBN-13: 0810879638

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In the Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry, author Kenneth J. Blume provides a convenient survey of this important industry from the colonial period to the present day: from sail to steam to nuclear power. This concise new reference work captures the key features of overseas, coastal, lake, and river shipping and industry. An introduction provides an overview of the industry while the dictionary itself contains more than four hundred cross-referenced entries on ships, shipping companies, famous personalities, and major ports. A number of appendixes, including statistics on foreign trade, maritime disasters, famous ships, and major ports, supplement the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography leads the researcher to further sources.

Routledge Library Editions: Transport Economics
Routledge Library Editions: Transport Economics

Author: Various

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-07-29

Total Pages: 8157

ISBN-13: 1351782959

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This set of previously out-of-print titles is an essential reference collection on the topic of transport economics. Providing in-depth analysis on a variety of aspects, including the economics of the airfreight, shipping and rail industries, it also examines the economics of road transport and more focused areas such as containerisation.