wyszukanych pozycji: 4
A Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry: Since the Introduction of Steam
ISBN: 9780313272257 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 768 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A foremost authority has written the first comprehensive reference about the U.S. Merchant Marine and American shipping from the introduction of steamships to today's diesel containerships--showing the impact of politics, economics, and technology on maritime history during the last two centuries. Over 500 entries describe people, private companies, business and labor groups, engineering and technological developments, government agencies, terms, key laws, landmark cases, issues, events, and ships of note. Short lists of references for further reading accompany these entries. Appendices... A foremost authority has written the first comprehensive reference about the U.S. Merchant Marine and American shipping from the introduction of st... |
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351,46 zł |
Oil and Coffee: Latin American Merchant Shipping from the Imperial Era to the 1950s
ISBN: 9780313308390 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Latin Americans as sailors? This remark caused laughter among 19th-century foreign observers, particularly British observers. Yet, Latin Americans did struggle to create important merchant fleets, an effort largely ignored outside the region. This book rescues Latin American shipping from oblivion. In a chronological narrative, it presents the most important events in the emergence of Latin American shipping. While focusing on the shipping companies, the book also roams widely into governmental policy, foreign relations, and naval affairs. Divided into two parts, the book opens with a... Latin Americans as sailors? This remark caused laughter among 19th-century foreign observers, particularly British observers. Yet, Latin Americans ... |
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406,37 zł |
Wars of Latin America, 1899-1941
ISBN: 9780786425792 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The years 1899 through 1941 are remarkable even by Latin America's uniquely turbulent standards. During this time, border disputes and domestic insurrections forcefully shaped the history of this area, as many countries made the rocky transition from agrarian to industrial societies. This volume provides a concise survey of Latin American wars between 1899 and 1941. It compares and contrasts the wars and considers them in light of military theory. It also demonstrates how instrumental wars have been in directing the history of Latin America, and how the United States has often influenced...
The years 1899 through 1941 are remarkable even by Latin America's uniquely turbulent standards. During this time, border disputes and domestic insurr...
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308,82 zł |
Energy Politics in Colombia
ISBN: 9780367012700 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book, covering the period since 1920, attempts to answer Colombia's failure to properly utilize its vast reserves of coal, hydroelectricity, and petroleum. It examines Colombia's policies concerning a broad range of representative energy development projects.
This book, covering the period since 1920, attempts to answer Colombia's failure to properly utilize its vast reserves of coal, hydroelectricity, and ...
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187,76 zł |