The Globalization of American Infrastructure: The Shipping Container and Freight Transportation 1317282361, 9781317282365

This book gives an account of how the U.S. freight transportation system has been impacted and “globalized,” since the 1

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The Globalization of American Infrastructure: The Shipping Container and Freight Transportation
1317282361, 9781317282365

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