The American Merchant Seaman and His Industry: Struggle and Stigma

ISBN-13: 9780415792448 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 130 str.

Craig J. Forsyth

Opis

This book, first published in 1989, combines participant observation and interviews with merchant seaman current and retired, and a complete set of the laws relating to American seaman between 1918-1970. Together they provide a comprehensive understanding of the American merchant seaman, the creation of maritime policy, and the policy itself.

Spis treści

1. An Historical View of US Maritime Policy  2. Conflict within the Industry  3. The Marginal Lifestyle of the Seaman  4. The Stigmatized Occupation  5. Sea Daddy: A Look at a Vanishing Breed  6. The Changing Marine Engineer  7. Epilogue: The Swan Song of the American Seaman

O autorze

Forsyth, Craig J.