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_aChatzeioannou, Maria Christina _912847 |
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_aFollowing the Nereids : _bsea routes and maritime business, 16th-20th centuries / _cMaria Christina Chatziioannou, Gelina Harlaftis. |
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_aAthens : _bKerkyra Publications, _c2006. |
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_a275 p. : _bcol. ill. ; _c28 cm. |
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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. | ||
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_aMerchant marine _zGreece _xHistory _912849 |
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_aFisheries _zGreece _912850 |
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_aGreece _xHistory, Naval _912851 |
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_aHarlaftis, Gelina _d1958- _912852 |
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