The American Merchant Seaman and His Industry

Struggle and Stigma

Craig J. Forsyth (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

134 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-79244-8 (ISBN)

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This book, first published in 1989, combines participant observation and interviews with merchant seaman current and retired, and a complete set of the laws relating to American seaman between 1918-1970. Together they provide a comprehensive understanding of the American merchant seaman, the creation of maritime policy, and the policy itself.

The descriptive data in this book, first published in 1989, were obtained from participant observation and interviews with merchant seaman current and retired. In addition there is reprinted a complete set of the laws relating to American seaman between 1918-1970. Together they provide a comprehensive understanding of the historical events surrounding the American merchant seaman, the creation of maritime policy, and the policy itself.

Forsyth, Craig J.

1. An Historical View of US Maritime Policy 2. Conflict within the Industry 3. The Marginal Lifestyle of the Seaman 4. The Stigmatized Occupation 5. Sea Daddy: A Look at a Vanishing Breed 6. The Changing Marine Engineer 7. Epilogue: The Swan Song of the American Seaman

Erscheinungsdatum	16.11.2018
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: Transport Economics
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	0-415-79244-4 / 0415792444
ISBN-13	978-0-415-79244-8 / 9780415792448
Zustand	Neuware