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If anyone is interested, The Box is a book that covers this topic in a lot more depth. It’s truly excellent
by epmatsw 9y ago
If anyone is interested, The Box is a book that covers this topic in a lot more depth. It’s truly excellent
- joefarish 9y agoThere is also a good BBC documentary, "The Box that chnaged Britain" about the social and economic impact of the shipping container on Britain.
- ThomPete 9y agoAgree, really worth your time reading.
- acheron 9y agoThanks, added to my book list.
- macmac 9y ago"The Box" is a great book. If anyone is into podcasts I can recommend this Omega Tau episode http://omegataupodcast.net/146-container-shipping/ http://omegataupodcast.net/146-container-shipping/ Full disclosure: I am one of the persons being interviewed.
- ddoran 9y agoAnother great book is "Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate" by Rose George. It covers the wider world of international shipping but containers are obviously a key part of the story.
- rurounijones 9y agoAndi f anyone can find it the documentary "The box that changed Britain" http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00scpzn http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00scpzn is really good, especially on the social aspects (e.g. dock workers and indistrial heartland collapse). EDIT found a version online: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5f7n8v http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5f7n8v