British Shipbuilding and the State since 1918 - A Political Economy of Decline (Paperback)

This is the first book-length analysis of 20th-century shipbuilding at the national level in Britain. It is based on the full breadth of primary and secondary sources available, blending the records of the UK government with those of the British Shipbuilding Employers Federation and Shipbuilding Conference, as well as making use of a range of records from individual yards, technical societies, and the shipping trade press. Few industries attest to the decline of Britain's political and economic power as does the near disappearance of British shipbulding. On the eve of the First World War, British shipbuilding produced more than the rest of the world combined. But, by the 1980s, the industry that had dominated world markets and underpinned British maritime power accounted for less than 1 percent of total world output. Throughout its decline, a remarkable relationship developed between the shipbuilding industry and the UK government as both sought to restore the fortunes and dominance of this once great enterprise. Authors: Lewis Johnman is Principal Lecturer in history at the University of Westminster in London. His previous books include The Suez Crisis (Routledge, 1997). Hugh Murphy is Senior Caird Research Fellow at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England.

General

Imprint:	University Of Exeter Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Exeter Maritime Studies
Release date:	June 2002
Authors:	Lewis Johnman • Hugh Murphy
Dimensions:	232 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-85989-607-8
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Shipbuilding industry Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-85989-607-2
Barcode:	9780859896078

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