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Globalization of American Infrastructure

by Matthew Heins

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First published: 2016 1 language ISBN: 9781315642222
Description
Introduction -- The rise of the shipping container -- Containerization as infrastructure -- Globalizing the infrastructure of the nation-state -- The reluctant railroads -- Trucking gets on board -- The changing railroads -- Trucking finds its place -- Sites of transfer -- Slow going on the inland waterways -- Conclusion
Subjects
Freight and freightage Containerization Infrastructure (economics) Communication and traffic Transport de marchandises TRANSPORTATION General

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