Book
The box : how the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger
Record details
- ISBN: 9780691170817 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
xx, 516 pages ; 21 cm
print - Edition: Second Edition.
- Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-489) and index. |
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| Subject: | McLean, Malcolm Purcell, 1913-2001 Containerization -- History |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Campus Library | TA 1215 L47 2016 (Text) | B001684067 | General | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerisation brought about. This edition has a new preface by the author dated 2015.
