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# The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger, Second Edition with a new chapter by the author

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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger, Second Edition with a new chapter by the author : Levinson, Marc: desertcart.co.uk: Books

Review: Fascinating coverage of the container! - Really interesting book on the history of the outwardly humble shipping container, and how it transformed shipping and the global economy with interesting comparisons throughout to traditional breakbulk shipping.
Review: Box clever - This book makes a good case for the fundamental changes that containerisation has made to world shipping and trade. Before the introduction of containers international trade was a mess of legislation and restrictive practises by dock workers, and middle men accompanied labyrinthine bureaucracy, the description of which beggars belief. Although the writer gives a comprehensive history of the transport industry there are some sections which are a little hard to wade through because there is an overwhelming level of detail and one wonders whether the reader needs to know the blow by blow hammer of the history of labour relations of US dockside affairs.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 166,506 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 108 in Marine & Nautical Technology 192 in History of Engineering & Technology 864 in Business & Economic History |
| Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,111) |
| Dimensions  | 13.97 x 3.81 x 20.32 cm |
| Edition  | Second Edition with a new chapter by the author |
| ISBN-10  | 0691170819 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0691170817 |
| Item weight  | 482 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 544 pages |
| Publication date  | 5 April 2016 |
| Publisher  | Princeton University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating coverage of the container!
*by R***H on 28 June 2024*

Really interesting book on the history of the outwardly humble shipping container, and how it transformed shipping and the global economy with interesting comparisons throughout to traditional breakbulk shipping.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Box clever
*by B***E on 3 June 2025*

This book makes a good case for the fundamental changes that containerisation has made to world shipping and trade. Before the introduction of containers international trade was a mess of legislation and restrictive practises by dock workers, and middle men accompanied labyrinthine bureaucracy, the description of which beggars belief. Although the writer gives a comprehensive history of the transport industry there are some sections which are a little hard to wade through because there is an overwhelming level of detail and one wonders whether the reader needs to know the blow by blow hammer of the history of labour relations of US dockside affairs.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gripping!
*by I***N on 14 August 2018*

With no real prior interest in container shipping (apart from Season 2 of The Wire), I came across this book and was curious enough to read it. The story is really compelling and Levinson's fascination with the topic is contagious. If you're like me, you will be scouring youtube for video footage of container ports.... It's a fascinating portrait of how innovation happens and why it's often a long and messy process with failure along the way. Rightly cited at length in Matt Ridley's latest book on innovation

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