This account of the extraordinary growth of the Greek ship-operating industry following the Second World War is a major breakthrough. The body of data presented and analysed makes it possible to form an informed historical view of Greek pre-eminence in sea transport.
By:
Gelina Harlaftis (Ionian University Greece) Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 562g ISBN:9781474241397 ISBN 10: 1474241395 Series:History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Pages: 272 Publication Date:19 November 2015 Audience:
College/higher education
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Measures and Abbreviations Introduction PART I THE SHIPPING FIRMS 1 The Shipowners: Kinship and Organization 2 The Shipowners and Shipping Firms 3 The International Scene and the Greek-owned Fleet PART II SHIPOWNERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 The Shipowners and the State 5 Shipowning Capital and Industry 6 Shipowning Capital and the Tertiary Sector of the Economy PART III SHIPOWNERS AND THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT 7 The Shipowners and the State 8 The Shipowners' Union and the Greek Authorities 9 Greek Shipping Policy: A Critique 10 Shipowners and Greece: An Epilogue Appendices Notes Bibliography Index
Gelina Harlaftis is Professor of Maritime History in the Department of History at the Ionian University, Greece.
