Abandoned Ocean

A History of United States Maritime Policy
Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-57003-427-5
Verlag: University of South Carolina Press

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 644 g

Reihe: Studies in Maritime History

THE ABANDONED OCEAN offers an in-depth appraisal of United States maritime policy from the establishment of a merchant marine immediately after the Revolutionary War through radical industry transformations of the late twentieth century. In this sweeping analysis of federal policies that promote, regulate, protect, and subsidize American shipping in coastal and foreign trade, Andrew Gibson and Arthur Donovan also examine the closely related fortunes of the ship-building industry and the intertwined activities of the merchant and military navies. The authors consider why, since the middle of the nineteenth century, United States maritime policy has been so strikingly unsuccessful in achieving its stated goal of promoting a commercially viable merchant marine engaged in foreign trade.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gibson, Andrew

Donovan, Arthur

Über Autor(innen)

A former maritime administrator and assistant secretary of commerce for maritime affairs, ANDREW GIBSON is an advanced research fellow at the Naval War College. Gibson lives in Short Hills, New Jersey. ARTHUR DONOVAN teaches maritime history at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. He lives in Port Washington, New York.