About this title: In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. "The Box" tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN-13:9780691123240ISBN:0691123241
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Date Published: 2008-01-07
ISBN-13:9780691136400ISBN:0691136408
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Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780691123240ISBN:0691123241
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed in a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. THE BOX tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about. ... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780691123240ISBN:0691123241
Description: New in new dust jacket. (s1-5) 1st edition Hardback Book is brand new in Near Mint cond, with dj in Near Mint cond. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 376 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780691136400ISBN:0691136408
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Description: Tables of statistics. Hardcover. Clean, tight copy. Fine in Fine dj. Mylar., Blue/blu-whit. Octavo, 376 pp., In 1956, a refitted oil-tanker carried 58 shipping containers from Newark to Houston. A new industry ws born. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Published: 2006
Description: Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. AN3-Advance, Uncorrected Reading Copy. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780691123240ISBN:0691123241
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. great condition clean pages fast shipping delivery with confirmation number. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 376 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780691123240ISBN:0691123241
Description: 8vo, hardcover. Near fine condition in near fine dj. Tiny smudge to text-block edge, not affecting interior, contents bright, crisp & clean, unread; dj very faintly dusty. xi, 376 p. 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. read more
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780691123240ISBN:0691123241
Description: Size: octavo (8-10"). Fine in a fine dust jacket, a very sharp and clean copy. Pages: 376. ISBN: 0691123241. Prompt, professional shipping, with free tracking on U.S. orders! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PRINCETON UNIV PR
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780691136400ISBN:0691136408
Description: New. "The continuous decline of ocean shipping costs in the last 40 years is rarely credited for the growth of global trade in contemporary literature. Don't miss this amazing history. "--George Stalk, Boston Consulting Group and author of "Surviving the C... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Pri
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780691136400ISBN:0691136408
Description: New. Tells the story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was adopted, and the economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about. read more
"Forget about the internet, the container is what has made us a global village. At times fascinating and other times dryer than the hills of California this book looks at transportation evenly and thoroughly. My biggest complaint about this book is its total lack of diagrams, photos, maps, etc.. There are a few tables of data and that's it. Not even a picture of Malcom McLean, the guy who made the container a reality. The interesting thing about this subject is that no one could accurately predict what would happen to include McLean who went into bankruptcy with a shipping company. I had hoped for a more Malcolm Gladwell-like book, which it wasn't, but it's still worth a read."
"The story of the shipping container. Nice description of the history of the industry, labor relations, and standardization. I found the description of how labor and management faced the future in the early 1960s to be fascinating."
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