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Getting the goods : ports, labor, and the logistics revolution
- Title
- Getting the goods : ports, labor, and the logistics revolution / Edna Bonacich and Jake B. Wilson.
- Author
- Bonacich, Edna.
- Publication
- Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HE554.L7 B66 2008 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Wilson, Jake B.
- Description
- xxii, 273 pages; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Transport workers > California > Los Angeles
- Shipping > California > Long Beach
- Shipping > California > Los Angeles
- Container terminals > California > Long Beach
- Transport workers > California > Long Beach
- Business logistics > California > Long Beach
- Business logistics > California > Los Angeles
- Cargo handling
- Container terminals > California > Los Angeles
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.
- Contents
- Pt. I. The Logistics Revolution and Its Consequences -- 1. The Logistics Revolution -- 2. Importers -- Pt. II. Moving the Freight -- 3. Containerization, Intermodalism, and the Rise of Los Angeles and Long Beach -- 4. Steamship Lines -- 5. Landside Transportation -- 6. Warehouses and Distribution Centers -- Pt. III. Labor -- 7. Maritime Workers -- 8. Landside Workers -- 9. Warehouse and Distribution Center Workers -- Conclusion: Winners and Losers -- Interviews.
- ISBN
- 9780801445729 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0801445728 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780801474255 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0801474256 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007028874
- 40015053022
- OCLC
- 154706641
- ocn154706641
- SCSB-9289102
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries