000 02302nam a2200301 a 4500
003 GR-AtICH
005 20140731154058.0
008 140731s2006 gr a b 001 0 eng d
020 _a9608386403
020 _a9789608386402
082 0 4 _a387.5
100 1 _aChatzeioannou, Maria Christina
_912847
245 1 0 _aFollowing the Nereids :
_bsea routes and maritime business, 16th-20th centuries /
_cMaria Christina Chatziioannou, Gelina Harlaftis.
260 _aAthens :
_bKerkyra Publications,
_c2006.
300 _a275 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c28 cm.
500 _aIncludes errata.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPt. 1. Maritime enterprises, 16th-18ch centuries -- pt. 2. International business, 19th-20th centuries --pt. 3. Ports and shipping, 19th-20th centuries -- pt. 4. Fisheries -- pt. 5. The navy -- pt. 6. The sea as an inspiration in culture and ideology -- pt. 7. Leisure and research in maritime history.
520 _aThis book presents a rounded approach to Greek maritime history, covering a wide range of themes from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. It discusses Greek shipping enterprises in Greece and abroad, focusing on seamen, merchants and shipowners. It looks at nineteenth-century port cities and today's European port policy. It presents various facets of Greek fishing, from traditional sponge diving to modern fishing business. It examines aspects of the Greek Navy and the museological utilization of an episode in its history. It enhances the significance of the sea as a source of inspiration in literature and as a natural resource for the development of Greek tourism. It discusses the success of Greek shipowners in the second half of the 20th century to the present day, which has stimulated interest in their business culture and entrepreneurship. The book comprises 21 texts by academics and researchers from universities and research foundation in Greece and abroad.
650 0 _aNavigation
_zGreece
_xHistory
_912848
650 0 _aMerchant marine
_zGreece
_xHistory
_912849
650 0 _aFisheries
_zGreece
_912850
651 0 _aGreece
_xHistory, Naval
_912851
700 1 _aHarlaftis, Gelina
_d1958-
_912852
999 _c5303