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Rise of Asian maritime industries. Episode 1, Beginning (rise of Asian shipping) / produced by Ngoi Soon Ling, Lye Hui Min, and Gerard Chen.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shipping--Asia.
- Shipping.
- Merchant marine--Asia.
- Merchant marine.
- Harbors--Asia.
- Harbors.
- Commerce--Asia.
- Commerce.
- Asia.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (23 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal, QC : Ciné Fête, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- This 5 part series traces the rise of Asia's maritime industry back to its early years, traversing periods before the turn of the twentieth century, post World War II until the present. It documents the growth of Asia's ports and other auxiliary services such as offshore industries, logistics and banking services which have all acted as stimuli for the development of industrial estates, trading and urbanization in the region. The programs focus on the contributions of key individuals in the maritime industry, individuals who played a part in Asia's rise as a maritime hub. The Beginning traces the rise of Asia's shipping greats - from the influential traders of the 9th century to the shipping magnates of today.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 13, 2014).
- OCLC:
- 894132977
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