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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “daniel castillo hidalgo”
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  • Port Cities and Globalisation

    Edited by Daniel Castillo Hidalgo, César Ducruet ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Transport Analysis
    Maritime transport is a key factor in the globalisation process where port cities play an essential role as edges of economic, technological, cultural, and institutional diffusion. Global supply chains depend on a complex network of port cities and are thus representative elements of economic structural shifts at national and regional levels.This book explores the role of port cities as global ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Fuelling the World Economy

    Seaports, Coal, and Oil Markets

    Edited by Daniel Castillo Hidalgo, Cezar Honorato ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores the functioning of coal markets and their influence on ports and maritime economics since the second half of the nineteenth century. Each chapter includes case studies from different parts of the world, explaining the role played by coal in the expansion of the shipping industry. This book also explores regions usually neglected by the mainstream scholarly literature in this ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

  • African Seaports and Maritime Economics in Historical Perspective

    Edited by Ayodeji Olukoju, Daniel Castillo Hidalgo ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book updates African maritime economic history to analyse the influence of seaports and seaborne trade, processes of urbanization and development, and the impact of globalization on port evolution within the different regions of Africa. It succeeds the seminal collection edited by Hoyle & Hilling which was conceived during a phase of sustained economic growth on the African continent, and ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

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  • Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America

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  • Argentina

    A Modern History

    by Jill Hedges ...
    In the early 20th century, Argentina possessed one of the world's most prosperous economies, yet since then Argentina has suffered a series of boom-and-bust cycles that have seen it fall well below its regional neighbours such as Chile. At the same time, despite the lack of significant ethnic or linguistic divisions, Argentina has failed to create an over-arching post-independence national ... Read more

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  • Ports and Networks

    Strategies, Operations and Perspectives

    Edited by Harry Geerlings, Bart Kuipers, Rob Zuidwijk ...
    Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers an introduction to recent developments in port and hinterland strategies, operations and related specializations. The book begins with a broad overview of port definitions, concepts and the role of ports in global supply chains, and an examination of strategic topics such as port management, governance, performance, hinterlands and the port ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Brazil

    From Pre-Colonial Peoples to Modern Economic Miracle

    by Gordon Kerr ...
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    Host of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, the fifth largest country in the world is the perfect topic for the next title in the Short History seriesDiscovered by Portuguese sailor and explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral more than 500 years ago, Brazil's history since then has been turbulent, blighted by rebellion, cruelty, dictatorship, and poverty. But, it is also a vibrant, exciting, and ... Read more

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    Why Cities Matter

    by Mario Polèse ...
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  • Portugal

    The Impossible Revolution?

    by Phil Mailer, Maurice Brinton ...
    After the military coup in Portugal on April 25th, 1974, the overthrow of almost fifty years of Fascist rule, and the end of three colonial wars, there followed eighteen months of intense, democratic social transformation which challenged every aspect of Portuguese society. What started as a military coup turned into a profound attempt at social change from the bottom up and became headlines on a ... Read more

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  • Brazilian Foreign Relations 1939-1950

    by Gerson Moura ...
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    At the recollections of Gerson Moura’s 20th decease year, the Brazilian society welcomes the results of his brilliant doctoral thesis in an important moment of challenges derived from globalization. It is an essential text in the comprehension of the Brazilianhistory, during the tough years of World War II and its aftermath; thus, the work enables readers to understand that the decisions of ... Read more

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