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Author: Professor David J. Starkey (Department of History, University of Hull (United Kingdom)) ,
Alan G. Jamieson ,
David J. Starkey
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Imprint: University of Exeter Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.80cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.348kg
ISBN: 9780859895330
ISBN 10: 0859895335
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 May 1998
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A fascinating history that contains many lessons for those currently involved in the maritime industries. -Work Boat World Magazine, July 2001
The strength of these papers lies in their breadth. They are well written and researched pieces, and there will be few maritime historians who won't find something new and interesting amongst these studies. A fascinating history that contains many lessons for those currently involved in the maritime industries. A fascinating history that contains many lessons for those currently involved in the maritime industries. A collection that considers a very wide range of the functional aspects of Britain's relative and absolute maritime decline. Within the confines of 220 pages these studies provide a concise and valuable insight into some of the economic, political and social forces that have helped to reduce Britain's former maritime pre-eminence ... recommended to all who would wish to widen their nautical horizons.
The strength of these papers lies in their breadth. They are well written and researched pieces, and there will be few maritime historians who won't find something new and interesting amongst these studies. The Great Circle, Vol. 23, No. 2 2001 A fascinating history that contains many lessons for those currently involved in the maritime industries. Asia Pacific Shipping 200108 A fascinating history that contains many lessons for those currently involved in the maritime industries. Work Boat World Magazine 200107 A collection that considers a very wide range of the functional aspects of Britain's relative and absolute maritime decline. International Journal of Maritime History Within the confines of 220 pages these studies provide a concise and valuable insight into some of the economic, political and social forces that have helped to reduce Britain's former maritime pre-eminence ... recommended to all who would wish to widen their nautical horizons. -- Exploiting the Sea: Aspects of Britain's Maritime Economy since 1870 The Mariner's Mirror 199902
Author Information
Alan G. Jamieson is Leverhulme Research Fellow in British Maritime History in the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies, University of Exeter. David J Starkey graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in Economic History. He then gained an MA in the History of the Atlantic Economy at the University of Exeter, which led to doctoral research into the character, scale and significance of British privateering in the eighteenth century. Having gained his PhD, Dr Starkey was appointed Research Fellow in the Maritime History of Devon project at the University of Exeter, an appointment that was followed by two further research fellowships in maritime history at Exeter. In 1994, Dr Starkey joined the History Department at Hull when he became the holder of the first permanent lectureship to be dedicated to maritime historical studies in the UK university sector - the Wilson Family Lectureship in Maritime History. Dr Starkey is Director of the Maritime Historical Studies Centre at the University of Hull.
