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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511639403321

Autore

Delis Apostolos

Titolo

Mediterranean wooden shipbuilding : economy, technology and institutions in Syros in the nineteenth century / / by Apostolos Delis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-30615-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

Brill's Studies in Maritime History, , 2405-4917 ; ; Volume 2

Disciplina

623.8207

Soggetti

Shipbuilding industry - Greece - Syros - History - 19th century

Ships, Wooden - Greece - Syros - History - 19th century

Ships, Wooden - Greece - Syros - Design and construction

Sailing ships - Greece - Syros - History - 19th century

Shipyards - Greece - Syros - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Hermoupolis (Greece) Economic conditions 19th century

Syros Island (Greece) History, Naval 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The City and the Maritime Centre -- 2 Syros Shipbuilding: An Industry before Industrialization -- 3 Production, Productivity, and Performance of the Shipbuilding Industry -- 4 The Production Process -- 5 The Demand: Shipowners and Investors -- 6 Factors of Production -- Conclusions -- Appendices -- Sources and Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In Mediterranean Wooden Shipbuilding: Economy, Technology and Institutions in Syros in the Nineteenth Century Apostolos Delis analyses the wooden shipbuilding industry of the port of Syros, an important maritime and commercial crossroad in the nineteenth century eastern Mediterranean. The main axes of analysis are the economic, technical and institutional aspects of the industry in relation to the wider international context of shipping and trade. Based on unpublished archival sources, multi-language secondary literature and the



employment of interdisciplinary theoretical tools Apostolos Delis not only highlights the national and international significance of Syros’ shipbuilding industry, but also contributes novel material to our knowledge of wooden shipbuilding in the Mediterranean.