Rough Waters traces the evolution of the role of the U.S. merchant
ship flag, and the U.S. merchant fleet itself. Rodney Carlisle looks
at conduct and commerce at sea from the earliest days of the country,
when battles at sea were fought over honor and the flag, to the
current American-owned merchant fleet sailing under flags of
convenience via foreign registries. Carlisle examines the world-wide
use, legality, and continued acceptance of this practice, as well as
measures to off-set its ill effects. Looking at the interwar period of
1919–1939, Carlisle examines how the practice of foreign registry of
American-owned vessels began on a large scale, led by Standard Oil
with tankers under the flag of the Free City of Danzig and followed by
Panama. The work spells out how the United States helped further the
practice of registry in Panama and Liberia after World War II. Rough
Waters concludes with a look at how the practice of foreign registry
shapes present-day commerce and labor relations.
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ISBN
9781682470879
Publisert
2017
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Naval Institute Press
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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