The box : how the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016].
Edition
Second Edition.
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xx, 516 pages ; 21 cm
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Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
Second Edition.
Language
English
UPC
40025926484
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-489) and index.
Description
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 reshaped manufacturing. But the container didn't just happen. Its adoption required huge sums of money, years of high-stakes bargaining, and delicate negotiation on standards. Now with a new chapter, The Box tells the dramatic story of how the drive and imagination of an iconoclastic entrepreneur turned containerization from an impractical idea into a phenomenon that transformed economic geography, slashed transportation costs, and made the boom in global trade possible. -- from back cover
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Levinson, M. (2016). The box: how the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger (Second Edition.). Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Levinson, Marc. 2016. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Levinson, Marc. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger Princeton University Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Levinson, Marc. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger Second Edition., Princeton University Press, 2016.
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