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First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Author:   C. Ernest Fayle
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780415489522

ISBN 10:   0415489520
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   19 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Sea as barrier and highway 1. 'Ships of Tarshish' - the sea-traders of antiquity 2. 'Brides of the Adriatic' - The Mediterranean epoch 3. King Herring and Golden Fleece - the early shipping industry of northern Europe 4. The wealth of the Indies - The opening of the ocean routes 5. Merchant adventurers - the rise of England 6. 'The prodigious increase of the Netherlands' - the Dutch as general carriers 7. 'Ships, colonies and commerce' - the era of the navigation acts 8. 'The shipping interest' - the carrying trade in the eighteenth century 9. 'White wings' and 'tin kettles' - the clipper ship ear and the rise of steam 10. Liners and tramps - the evolution of the modern shipping industry 11. Competition and combination - the organisation of modern shipping 12. The world's key industry - the shipping industry's today

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