Dynasties of the Sea: The Shipowners and Financiers Who Expanded the Era of Free Trade
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00HI13OW0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 569 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Smooth Sailing !" according to Thomas Grover. This book is an interesting and fascinating account of the shipping business which moves 90% of all goods in the world today. If you have been on cruises or visited any large port you have seen and possibly wondered about the shipping business and its colossal ships. This book tells you not only how the business works across the globe but introduces the reader to many of the leading players in the industry. The book gives the reader a good general understanding of the business and . Three Stars TJR A little dated given the industry but informative none-the-less. "Good content, stylistically lacking" according to Amazon Customer. While there's a lot of useful information and history here - and I honestly don't know of another source of a lot of this information - the style leaves a bit to be desired. It has almost a fluff journalism feel to it, at times superficial, and feels like a series of strung-together articles without much coherence aside from the topic. Content is certainly useful, though, and maybe the style fits the otherwise stodgy subject matter.
Affected by such imponderables as weather and political upheaval, ship-owning cultures have maintained their commitment to an industry that has endured for centuries - and will continue to endure for centuries to come.. While ocean shipping remains one of the most important businesses in the world, it is also one of the most volatile. Dynasties of the Sea is the first audiobook to examine one of the most powerful forces in global trade and economic development: world shipping and the magnates who drive the industry. Operating from Monaco to Hong Kong, London to Athens, Singapore to Oslo, shipowners and their financiers have changed the world in every way. From transporting agricultural products from Brazil to Africa and the Middle East, to delivering Australian iron ore to China, to carrying Middle East crude oil to Asia and the Americas, to carrying almost every article of clothing you are wearing and every electronic device in the world, ship-owners have enabled global economic development and helped raise the global standard of living