Oil and Coffee - Latin American Merchant Shipping from the Imperial Era to the 1950s (Hardcover, New)

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 brief summary of the age of sailing ships, then traces the history of the first steamship companies, focusing on Brazil and Chile until 1914. Part I then goes on to analyze the impact of World War I and the Great Depression. Part II considers World War II and U.S. surplus ships. New issues in Latin American shipping, arising in the 1950s, will be discussed in another volume.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contributions in Economics and Economic History
Release date:	September 1998
First published:	September 1998
Authors:	Rene De La-Pedraja
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-30839-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General Books > History > General
LSN:	0-313-30839-X
Barcode:	9780313308390

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