A cultural history of the shipping container as a crucible of globalization and a cultural paradigm.
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We live in a world organized around the container. Standardized twenty- and forty-foot shipping containers carry material goods across oceans and over land; provide shelter, office space, and storage capacity; inspire films, novels, metaphors, and paradigms. Today, TEU (Twenty F…
Klose explores a series of "container situations" in their historical, political, and cultural contexts. He examines the container as a time capsule, sometimes breaking loose and washing up onshore to display an inventory of artifacts of our culture. He explains the "Matryoshka …
A cultural history of the shipping container as a crucible of globalization and a cultural paradigm.
This book describes the development of containerization and presents a worldwide overview of all major system components and drivers that have contributed to their great success.