Ships for the Seven Seas Philadelphia Shipbuilding in the Age of Industrial Capitalism |
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| Author:
| Heinrich, Thomas |
| Series title: | Studies in Industry and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-3686-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $47.00 |
Book Description:
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But large-scale naval construction in the 1920s eroded production flexibility, Heinrich argues, and since then, ill-conceived merchant marine policies and naval contracting procedures have brought about a structural crisis in American shipbuilding and the demise of the venerable Philadelphia shipyards.
But large-scale naval construction in the 1920s eroded production flexibility, Heinrich argues, and since then, ill-conceived merchant marine policies and naval contracting procedures have brought about a structural crisis in American shipbuilding and the demise of the venerable Philadelphia shipyards.