Creating Global Shipping : Aristotle Onassis, the Vagliano Brothers, and the Business of Shipping, c. 1820-1970

by: Harlaftis, G.

Price: 111,34 EURO

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Shipping has been the international business par excellence in many national economies, one that preceded trends in other, more highly visible sectors of international economic activity. Nevertheless, in both business or economic history, shipping has remained relatively overlooked. That gap is filled by this exploration of the evolution of European shipping through the study of two Greek shipping firms. They provide a prime example of the regional European maritime businesses that evolved to serve Europe's international trade and, eventually, the global economy. By the end of the twentieth century, Greeks owned more ships than any other nationality. The story of the Vagliano brothers traces the transformation of Greek shipping from local shipping and trading to international shipping and ship management, while the case of Aristotle Onassis reveals how international shipping was transformed into a global business.

The first serious treatment of Aristotle Onassis and his contribution to contemporary shipping
Will appeal to those interested in how successful global businesses are created and sustained
Based on significant archival research worldwide, showing how Onassis' successes came on the back of those of the Vagliano brothers

Table of Contents
1. The European and Greek shipping firm
2. The Vagliano shipmasters: creating a business empire, 1820s–1850s
3. An international trading house from Russia to the United Kingdom, 1850s–1880s
4. The Russian government vs. Mari Vagliano, 1881–1887
5. The Vagliano fleet and innovation in ship management
6. Merchant to shipowner: Onassis from Buenos Aires to London and New York, 1923–1946
7. The Onassis fleet, 1946–1975
8. The United States government vs. Aristotle Onassis, 1951–1958
9. Innovation in global shipping: the Onassis business
10. Diachronic presence: an epilogue.

Creating Global Shipping : Aristotle Onassis, the Vagliano Brothers, and the Business of Shipping, c. 1820-1970

by: Harlaftis, G.

• ISBN-13: 9781108475396 / 978-1-108-47539-6
• ISBN-03: 1108475396 / 1-108-47539-6
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2019

Price: 111,34 EURO

1 copy in stock