A History of Greek-Owned Shipping: The Making of an International Tramp Fleet, 1830 to the Present Day

by Harlaftis,Gelina

• ISBN13: 9780415000185
• ISBN10: 0415000181
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-12-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This study provides the most comprehensive history of the development of modern Greek shipping ever published, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It is richly illustrated with numerous maps, photographs and extensive tables.

Table of Contents

List of tables
List of figures
List of plates
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Trade and Shipping of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the Nineteenth Century	p. 3
Greek Commercial and Maritime Networks: The 'Chiot' Phase, 1830s-1860s	p. 39
Greek Maritime and Commercial Networks: The 'Ionian' Phase, 1870s-1900s	p. 70
Shipping and Greece, 1830-1914	p. 104
Voyages, Masters and Seamen	p. 143
Greek Maritime 'Expansion', 1914-39	p. 181
Labour Relations in the Greek-Owned Fleet in the Interwar Period	p. 207
The Troubled 1940s: Setting the Basis for the 'Leap Forward'	p. 226
International Sea-Trade and Greek-Owned Shipping in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century	p. 246
The International Maritime Network of the Greeks in the Twentieth Century	p. 269
Appendices	p. 284
Notes	p. 397
Select bibliography	p. 423
Index	p. 432
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