Few industries attest to the decline of Britain's political and economic power as does the near disappearance of British shipbuilding. On the eve of the First World War, British shipbuilding produced more than the rest of the world put together. But by the 1980s, the industry which had dominated world markets and underpinned British maritime power accounted for less than one per cent of world output. Throughout this decline, a remarkable relationship developed between the shipbuilding industry and the Government as both sought to restore the fortunes and dominance of this once great enterprise. This book is the first to provide an analysis of twentieth-century shipbuilding at the national level. It is based on the full breadth of primary and secondary sources available, blending the records of central Government with those of the Shipbuilding Employers Federation and Shipbuilding Conference, as well as making use of a range of records from individual yards, technical societies and the trade press.
| ISBN: | 9780859896078 |
| Publication date: | 2nd June 2002 |
| Author: | Lewis Johnman, Hugh Murphy |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Exeter Maritime Studies |
| Genres: |
Manufacturing industries Transport industries History of engineering and technology |
Few industries attest to the decline of Britain's political and economic power as does the near disappearance of British shipbuilding. On the eve of the First World War, British shipbuilding produced more than the rest of the world put together. But by the 1980s, the industry which had dominated world markets and underpinned British maritime power accounted for less than one per cent of world output. Throughout this decline, a remarkable relationship developed between the shipbuilding industry and the Government as both sought to restore the fortunes and dominance of this once great enterprise. This book is the first to provide an analysis of twentieth-century shipbuilding at the national level. It is based on the full breadth of primary and secondary sources available, blending the records of central Government with those of the Shipbuilding Employers Federation and Shipbuilding Conference, as well as making use of a range of records from individual yards, technical societies and the trade press.
British Shipbuilding and the State Since 1918 features in the following genres: Manufacturing industries, Transport industries, History of engineering and technology
British Shipbuilding and the State Since 1918 is available in Hardback, Paperback
British Shipbuilding and the State Since 1918 was written by Lewis Johnman, Hugh Murphy and published by Liverpool University Press
British Shipbuilding and the State Since 1918 has 320 pages
Yes it is part of Exeter Maritime Studies series