Tag: Cargo

January 30, 2024

Cargo Work Ed 9

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Free Download D.J. House, "Cargo Work Ed 9"
English | ISBN: 1032331844 | 2024 | 500 pages | EPUB | 91 MB
An essential reference written for the marine industry and seafarers around the world, Cargo Work has been fully revised and expanded to cover the key classes of cargo, regarding the handling, stowage and carriage of all major commodities by marine transports.

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December 25, 2023

Running the Gauntlet Cargo Liners Under Fire 1939-1945

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Free Download Running the Gauntlet: Cargo Liners Under Fire 1939-1945 by Bernard Edwards
English | April 13, 2022 | ISBN: 1399097865 | 241 pages | PDF | 3.28 Mb
The British Merchant Navy dominated the world trade routes in the years leading up to the Second World War. The star players of the fleet were the cargo liners, faster and larger than the tramps and offering limited passenger accommodation. On the outbreak of war these cargo liners became crucial to the nation’s survival using their speed and expertise to evade Nazi warships, raiders and U-boats.

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July 2, 2023

Cargo, Cult, and Culture Critique

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Free Download Holger Jebens, "Cargo, Cult, and Culture Critique"
English | 2004 | pages: 305 | ISBN: 0824828518 | PDF | 2,9 mb
Cargo cults have long exerted a remarkable attraction on Westerners, and the last decade has seen the publication of much new work on the subject. This collection of original essays is based on fieldwork in Melanesia, Fiji, Australia, and Indonesia by scholars who are influential in the contemporary debate on cargo. Conceived as a reader for undergraduate and graduate courses, the volume offers an up-to-date view of the subject and the debates it arouses among contemporary anthropologists.

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