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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: James M SkinnerPublisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Volume: 50 Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9780820408224ISBN 10: 0820408220 Pages: 310 Publication Date: 01 December 1988 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA work which fills a distinct historiographical gap and places both the de Lesseps enterprise and the origins of the US canal in a valuable new perspective. (John Major, Latin American Studies)Skinner, however, chooses not to focus upon economic explanations of the company's failure, opting, instead, for a detailed, even tortuous, account of political intrigue and in-fighting which appears to have plagued the company. On a broader level, he offers further explanation in terms of American imperialist expansion at the end of the nineteenth century... (Simon P. Ville, Business History) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |