Bureaucrats, Businessmen and Bananas: The Colonial Office and Shipping Services in the West Indies, 1895-1925
Bureaucrats, Businessmen and Bananas: The Colonial Office and Shipping Services in the West Indies, 1895-1925
Robert Greenhill, in his examination of British shipping in Latin America, reminds us not only of the global importance of such transport but also of the vicissitudes that such involvement can have on the firms involved. He examines the rivalry between two of the great imperial entrepreneurs around the turn of the century, Sir Alfred Jones, the chairman of Elder Dempster, and Owen Philipps (later Lord Kylsant), who assembled the Royal Mail group of shipping companies, exploring the interplay between the Colonial Office and British businessmen around the 18th century.
Keywords: British Shipping, Shipbuilding, Colonial Shipping Services, West Indies Maritime History
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