The box : how the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger / Marc Levinson.
Author/creator |
Levinson, Marc, 1953- author. |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | Second edition. |
Publication Info | Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2016] |
Description | xx, 516 pages : illustration ; 21 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | The world the box made -- Gridlock on the docks -- The trucker -- The system -- The battle for New York's port -- Union disunion -- Setting the standard -- Takeoff -- Vietnam -- Ports in a storm -- Boom and bust -- The bigness complex -- The shippers' revenge -- Just in time -- Adding value. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Issued in other form | Electronic version: Levinson, Marc. Box. Second edition. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2016 9781400880751 |
LCCN | 2015024925 |
ISBN | 9780691170817 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
ISBN | 0691170819 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | TA1215 .L47 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |