| The Story of the Savannah: An Episode in Maritime Labor-Management Relations Contributor(s): Kuechle, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674839617 ISBN-13: 9780674839618 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $51.48 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1971 Annotation: From her conception in 1956 the N. S. Savannah, the world's first and only nuclear-powered merchant ship, was ill-starred. Built to demonstrate the peaceful uses of atomic energy and to provide information on the economic feasibility of a nuclear-powered U.S. merchant fleet, the Savannah was meant to revitalize the American Merchant Marine. But she never fulfilled that hope. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 331.890 |
| LCCN: 78131466 |
| Series: Wertheim Publications in Industrial Relations |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.37" W x 9.53" (1.48 lbs) 313 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From her conception in 1956, the N.S. Savannah--the world's first and only nuclear-powered merchant ship--was ill-starred. The Savannah was meant to revitalize the American Merchant Marine. She never fulfilled that hope. Before her first sea trial, the Savannah was embroiled in problems which reflected the complex nature of the entire maritime industry. In this detailed and controversial history, David Kuechle proposes some answers to the age-old maritime labor relations problem, assessing the implications of the Savannah story, not only for the maritime industry but for other industries concerned with technological change. |
