Angus Kress Gillespie

Gebundenes Buch

Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping

Beschreibung

Container shipping has changed how the whole world does business, but it was invented in New Jersey. This fascinating study reveals Port Newark’s role as the birthplace of containerization, then takes us behind the scenes to meet the pilots, crews, and Coast Guard officers who help this complex global operation run smoothly.

Autor

ANGUS KRESS GILLESPIE is a professor of American Studies at Rutgers University.  His many books about the cultural implications of civil engineering include Looking for America on the New JerseyTurnpike (1989), coauthored with Michael Aaron Rockland, recognized by the New Jersey State Library as one of the ten best books ever written about the state.   

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781978818712
• ISBN-10: 1978818718
• Artikelnr.: 63365543