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New Directions in Mediterranean Maritime History

Author : Gelina Harlaftis,Carmel Vassallo
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786949080

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New Directions in Mediterranean Maritime History by Gelina Harlaftis,Carmel Vassallo Pdf

This study seeks to correct the underrepresentation of Mediterranean maritime history in academic publications, in attempt to understand the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment in which maritime activity takes place, by compiling ten essays from maritime historians concerning Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Greece, Turkey, and Israel. The aim of the collection is to provide an insight into Mediterranean maritime history to those who could not previously access such information due to language barriers or difficulty securing non-English publications; some of the essays have translated into English specifically for this publication. The majority of the essays concern the Early Modern period, and the remainder concern the contemporary.

New Directions in Norwegian Maritime History

Author : Lewis R. Fischer,Even Lange
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786948892

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New Directions in Norwegian Maritime History by Lewis R. Fischer,Even Lange Pdf

This book is a wide-reaching study of Norwegian maritime history and developments within the discipline. It brings together the research efforts of a University of Oslo project aiming to further understand Norwegian shipping history between 1814 and 2014, and the work of a new generation of maritime historians. Structured into three sections - global integration, political issues, and success and failure - the volume covers a broad range of maritime topics that have influenced both Norwegian economic development and Norwegian cultural identity. Through analysis it discovers that in the last few decades Norwegian shipping has been plagued by multiple troubles, whilst simultaneously becoming less crucial to the Norwegian economy in favour of offshore petroleum production. However, it reiterates the historical importance of shipping to the economic development of Norway, and asserts that historians have begun to treat it as the centre from which other industries grew.

Greek Maritime History

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004467729

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Greek Maritime History by Anonim Pdf

This volume presents Greek Maritime History to a wider audience and unravels the historical trajectory of a maritime nation par excellence in the Eastern Mediterranean: the rise of the Greek merchant fleet and its transformation from a peripheral to an international carrier.

Maritime History as Global History

Author : Maria Fusaro,Amélia Polónia
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786948922

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Maritime History as Global History by Maria Fusaro,Amélia Polónia Pdf

This study aims to provide new insights into the connections between maritime history and global history. It demonstrates the significance of maritime activity as a conduit of global exchange by examining local, national, and international interdependencies and trade networks, and a broad range of time periods, geographical areas, and various sub-divisions of maritime historical research. It is composed of ten essays, with an introductory chapter and concluding chapter. The first five essays discuss the effects globalisation on shipping in the early modern period; the following three discuss maritime transportation and the economics of industrialisation from the nineteenth century to the present day; the next discusses the impact of global entrepreneurialism on maritime history; the penultimate discusses the connections and variables between maritime and global history; and the concluding chapter examines the theoretical assumptions surrounding the two disciplines, using the globalisation of Early Modern Spain as a case study to do so. The study demonstrates that the core strength of maritime history is its essential place in global history, and that the process of globalisation began at sea.

Sailing Shipping and Maritime Labor in Camogli (1815—1914)

Author : Leonardo Scavino
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004514089

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Sailing Shipping and Maritime Labor in Camogli (1815—1914) by Leonardo Scavino Pdf

This book explores the historical evolution of a Mediterranean village that radically changed its core self-sustaining activities in less than a century, from fishing for anchovies in the Ligurian Sea to rounding Cape Horn.

Navigating African Maritime History

Author : Carina E. Ray,Jeremy Rich
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786948953

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Navigating African Maritime History by Carina E. Ray,Jeremy Rich Pdf

This book is a collection of essays addressing multiple aspects of African maritime history in attempt to counter the lack of academic research that exists in comparison to other nations and continents, and to assert the value of African topics to the global study of maritime history. Each essay addresses African maritime history whilst also demonstrating an inextricable link to the global maritime stage. The topics discussed include early human migration to Africa; early European contact with Africa; the role of West African maritime communities in the Atlantic slave trade; New World slaveholders and the exploitation of African maritime skillsets; the construction of Atlantic world racial discourses; the rise and fall of colonial rule; and African immigrant communities in Europe. These essays cover maritime topics such as seafaring labour, navigational technology, swimming, diving, surfing; plus political subjects that include colonisation, decolonisation, immigration and citizenship. The book consists of eight essays and an introduction that evaluates the existing research into African maritime history. It includes case studies from every major geographical part of the continent, bar North Africa, and covers the Early Modern period up to the twentieth century. The purpose is not to provide a comprehensive chronological history, but rather a diverse collection of topics across a range of periods and locations to reflect the wealth of maritime topics in the history of Africa and their global significance. It concludes with a call for further research into non-European maritime activity, to deepen the global historiography.

Maritime Labour

Author : Richard Gorski
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789052602844

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Maritime Labour by Richard Gorski Pdf

This is a collection of soundings into various aspects of the history of maritime labor from the close of the Middle Ages to the present. The spatial emphasis of the essays is north European and Atlantic since they deal with the countries around the North Sea and Baltic with some coverage of North America. Indeed, from time to time the authors leave the sea behind in order to examine broader issues such as labor markets, the regulation and institutions of seafaring, and industrial relations on the waterfront. But at all points there is a common theme of sea-related labor, and a common objective of better understanding what have often been perceived as difficult and elusive groups of people.

East Anglia and Its North Sea World in the Middle Ages

Author : Aleksander Pluskowski,Anna Agnarsdóttir,Brian Ayers
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : Archaeology, Medieval
ISBN : 9781783270361

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East Anglia and Its North Sea World in the Middle Ages by Aleksander Pluskowski,Anna Agnarsdóttir,Brian Ayers Pdf

The relations between medieval East Anglia and countries across the North Sea examined from a variety of perspectives.

The History of Migration in Europe

Author : Francesca Fauri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317678298

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The History of Migration in Europe by Francesca Fauri Pdf

The History of Migration in Europe belies several myths by arguing, for example, that immobility has not been the "normal" condition of people before the modern era. Migration (far from being an income-maximizing choice taken by lone individuals) is often a household strategy, and local wages benefit from migration. This book shows how ssuccesses arise when governments liberalize and accompany the international movements of people with appropriate legislation, while failures take place when the legislation enacted is insufficient, belated or ill shaped. Part I of this book addresses mainly methodological issues. Past and present migration is basically defined as a cross-cultural movement; cultural boundaries need prolonged residence and active integrationist policies to allow cross-fertilization of cultures among migrants and non-migrants. Part II collects chapters that examine the role of public bodies with reference to migratory movements, depicting a series of successes and failures in the migration policies through examples drawn from the European Union or single countries. Part III deals with challenges immigrants face once they have settled in their new countries: Do immigrants seek "integration" in their host culture? Through which channels is such integration achieved, and what roles are played by citizenship and political participation? What is the "identity" of migrants and their children born in the host countries? This text's originality stems from the fact that it explains the complex nature of migratory movements by incorporating a variety of perspectives and using a multi-disciplinary approach, including economic, political and sociological contributions.

Naval History 1500–1680

Author : Jan Glete
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351915649

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Naval History 1500–1680 by Jan Glete Pdf

In recent decades historians have studied several new aspects of early modern naval history and placed it in a wider context than traditional studies of naval warfare. This volume brings together 23 studies on naval technology, policy-making and administration, tactics, strategy, operations and warfare on trade. They provide new insights and new ideas for further studies.

Maritime Transport and Migration

Author : Torsten Feys
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780973893434

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Maritime Transport and Migration by Torsten Feys Pdf

This study explores the connection between global maritime and migration networks to better understand the acceleration of the transatlantic migration rate that took place in the latter half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It brings together the actions of migrants, government regulators, transatlantic shipping companies, and the agents who represented them to determine the motives and opportunities for transatlantic mass-migration. The study is comprised of an introductory chapter, seven essays by maritime scholars, and a conclusion. The subject is approached from three particular discussion points: the rate of development and the accessibility of transport networks for European migrants; the competition between shipping companies and the subsequent influence on migration; and the integration of labour markets in both Europe and America. It concludes by suggesting both maritime and migration historians should merge their respective fields by including the larger frameworks of each discipline to gain further understanding of their disciplines, and identifies the role of ports and shipping companies as crucial to any further study of mass migration.

Ships, Saints and Sealore

Author : Dionisius A. Agius,Timmy Gambin,Athena Trakadas
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781905739967

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Ships, Saints and Sealore by Dionisius A. Agius,Timmy Gambin,Athena Trakadas Pdf

Just as the sea has played a pivotal role in the connectivity of people, economies and cultures, it has also provided a common platform for inter-disciplinary cooperation amongst academics.

Scott Lithgow

Author : Lewis Johnman,Hugh Murphy
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786949059

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Scott Lithgow by Lewis Johnman,Hugh Murphy Pdf

This work studies the history of two major Scottish shipbuilding firms based on the River Clyde - Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company and Lithgows Limited. It traces each firm’s origin, success, decline, and collapse, and places the events into the historical context of maritime Britain. The aim is to enhance the academic understanding of the cause and effect of the decline of the British shipbuilding industry, delving beyond the factors of poor industrial relations, international market conditions, and entrepreneurial failure in search of further answers. As a private company, Lithgows Limited provides useful insights into company management outside of state control. The authors base their analysis on the catalogued volumes of Scotts and Lithgows records, though due to the large number of gaps in the data, they also conducted interviews with major players in each company from the post-war period. Public, business, and banking records also provide supplementary material. The book is separated into eight chapters, plus a concluding ninth, an appendix listing ships built by Scott Lithgow Limited between 1970-1987, and a select bibliography.

The British Whaling Trade

Author : Gordon Jackson
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786949073

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The British Whaling Trade by Gordon Jackson Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive economic history of the British Whaling Trade, divided into two eras of significant technological difference. The first part concerns the traditional whaling trades that structured the industry for three centuries, from 1604-1914. The second part concerns the modern whaling trade between the years 1904-1963, characterised by technological advance and tremendous international competition. Gordon Jackson approaches the enormous subject of British Whaling from the perspectives of both the national economy of Britain, and the international whaling industry as a whole. The book consults official statistical material to determine the size and performance of various whaling fleets; eye-witness accounts and state papers for the early history of the trade; log books, and trade and customs records for the eighteenth century; and the documents of the Southern Whaling Company, Salvesen, and Unilever for insights into the modern whaling period. The book concludes with appendices containing statistical data concerning whale oil, whale stocks, and the price of goods, two bibliographies of further reading, and a conclusion that free competition and market demand simply exhausted whale stocks beyond any possibility of restoration.

Tankers in Trouble

Author : Stig Tenold
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786949042

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Tankers in Trouble by Stig Tenold Pdf

This book analyses the causes and effects of the shipping market crisis in the 1970s and 1980s - the most severe of the twentieth century. It approaches the subject from three viewpoints. The first is the tanker sector, where the crisis began, spread, and caused the most damage. The second is from a national perspective - focusing on the impact on Norwegian shipping and shipowners. The third, narrowed further in scope, analyses the crisis from the business perspective of four individual tanker owners - taking into account their business strategies and eventual fates. The aim of the journal is to add to the knowledge of recent maritime history by examining the transformation of the industry during a period of rapid change. One distinct conclusion is that shipowners, to their detriment, assumed that the demand for tankers would continue to increase as it had consistently done so throughout the century thus far. The overall conclusion is that shipping is a cyclical industry, and that the oversupply of ships produced during the 1970s took its toll toward the end of the century. By 2004 and 2005, however, the industry began to bounce back, offering hope for the future. The book consists of an introductory chapter, seven chapters of analysis, a concluding chapter, select bibliography, and three appendices tabling Norwegian tanker statistics.