ISBN: 9780520261938 - docks (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. xiv, 310p. 1st printing. Signed by author on title page. Jacket corners lightly worn. A look at the Port of Los Angeles, part of the largest port complex in the United States, through the workers who are employed at all levels. Includes bibliographical references. Jacket design by Sandy Drooker. B&w photographs. (9-1/8"x6-1/4"). Signed by Author(s).…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Offers a journey into a giant madhouse of activity that few outsiders ever see: the Port of Los Angeles. This book tells the story of the people who have made this port, the largest in the country, one of the nation s most vital economic enterprises.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 328 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Docks is an eye-opening journey into a giant madhouse of activity that few outsiders ever see: the Port of Los Angeles. In a book woven throughout with riveting novelist detail and illustrated with photographs that capture the frenetic energy of the place, Bill Sharpsteen tells the story of the people who have made this port, the largest in the country, one of the nation's most vital economic enterprises. Among others, we meet a pilot who parks ships, one of the first women longshoremen, union officials and employers at odds over almost everything, an environmental activist fighting air pollution in the 'diesel death zone,' and those with the nearly impossible job of enforcing security. Together these stories paint a compelling picture of a critical entryway for goods coming into the country--the Port of Los Angeles is part of a complex that brings in 40% of all our waterborne cargo and 70% of all Asian imports--yet one that is also extremely vulnerable. The Docks is a rare look at a world within our world in which we find a microcosm of the labor, environmental, and security issues we collectively face.…