Editorial
Editors' Note Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 239 – 239 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000014 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Research Articles
The Onassis Global Shipping Business, 1920s–1950s Gelina Harlaftis Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 241 – 271 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000026 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Aristotle Onassis was a leading figure in creating the new global tanker business in the second half of the twentieth century. This article examines the first thirty years of his career, before he became renowned worldwide, setting his business in the context of global shipping developments. Onassis is the most famous of the shipping tycoons that transformed maritime business in the post–World War II transitional period. He is among those “new men”—Greek, Norwegian, Danish, American, Japanese, or Hong Kong shipowners—who replaced the old order of the traditional British Empire shipowners. These new pioneers established the global shipping business in the era of American dominance.
Fighting Ships that Require Knowledge and Experience: Industrial Mobilization in American Naval Shipbuilding, 1940–1945 Thomas Heinrich Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 273 – 301 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000038 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Wartime naval builders in the United States constructed the world's largest fleet that defeated the Japanese Imperial Navy, aided the Allied victory during the Battle of the Atlantic, and projected American naval power into all corners of the globe. Many naval combatants were built by highly experienced shipbuilders who possessed advanced design skills and production capabilities that had been years in the making. The present study examines the structures and dynamics of American naval shipbuilding and compares them to their foreign counterparts; it argues that extant capabilities were vital to the success of the U.S. war economy.
Multinationals and Economic Development in Italy during the Twentieth Century Andrea Colli Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 303 – 327 doi: 10.1017/S000768051400004X Published Online on 14th August 2014
As a host country for foreign direct investment, conventional measures suggest that Italy is not a very attractive location. However, based upon a new database of the one hundred largest multinationals in the country, this article shows that foreign firms consistently played a crucial role in Italy's industrial activities throughout the twentieth century. A detailed analysis of investment patterns, distribution across industries, and entry modes reveals that they concentrated their investment in sectors of high technological and scale intensity, such as chemicals and pharmaceuticals, where domestic capabilities and competition remained weak during much of the period.
Taiwan's PC Industry, 1976–2010: The Evolution of Organizational Capabilities Howard H. Yu, Willy C. Shih Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 329 – 357 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000051 Published Online on 14th August 2014
The stellar growth of Taiwan's personal-computer (PC) industry over the past three decades represents a paradox. Participating in the global production system, local firms in Taiwan grew in association with established firms in the West. Despite their technical know-how, manufacturing prowess, and size, most leading Taiwanese firms did not develop their own capabilities in branding and marketing. A close examination of the historical evolution of the industry reveals that interactions with established companies in the West, in addition to local competition, decisively shaped capability development among latecomer firms. A few firms in Taiwan that eventually joined the ranks of global PC brands had been investing in marketing early, guided by a strategic vision rather than near-term economic calculation.
Announcement
Announcements Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 359 – 366 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000063 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Research Note
The BNP Paribas Experience in Oral History Sources Pierre de Longuemar Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 367 – 371 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000075 Published Online on 14th August 2014
In this Research Note, Pierre de Longuemar, founder of the Paribas Historical Archives Department, describes the building of their oral history program. Shortly after the Historical Archives Department was begun in 1990, Paribas decided to publish a book on its European roots. Interviews were conducted that proved an effective way of identifying Paribas's main strategic thrust during its postwar modernization. Oral histories were also collected to provide source material on the context of the merger between BNP and Paribas in 2000.
Conference Report
The First Asian Business History Conference in Bangkok, Thailand Julia S. Yongue Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 373 – 377 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000373 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Book Reviews
Mahogany: The Costs of Luxury in Early America. By Jennifer L. Anderson. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. x + 398 pp. Illustrations, photographs, maps, notes, index. Cloth, $35.00. ISBN: 978-0-674-04871-3. Michelle Craig McDonald Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 379 – 381 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000099 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Transition to an Industrial South: Athens, Georgia, 1830–1870. By Michael J. Gagnon. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2012. xvii + 290 pp. Maps, figures, tables, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $48.95. ISBN: 978-0-8071-4508-1. Tom Downey Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 381 – 384 doi: 10.1017/S000768051400018X Published Online on 14th August 2014
Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845–1893. By Joshua D. Wolff. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013. xi + 305 pp. Index. Cloth, $90.00. ISBN: 978-1-107-01228-8. Robert MacDougall Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 384 – 386 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000324 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry. By Tiffany M. Gill. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2010. 192 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. Paper, $25.00. ISBN: 978-0-252-07696-1. Susan Ingalls Lewis Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 386 – 389 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000191 Published Online on 14th August 2014
The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail. By W. Jeffrey Bolster. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. xi + 378 pp. Photographs, maps, illustrations, glossary, figures, appendix, notes, index. Cloth, $29.95. ISBN: 978-0-674-04765-5. Mansel G. Blackford Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 389 – 391 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000105 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Steel's: A Forgotten Stock Market Scandal from the 1920s. By Dave Dyer. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2013. xxx + 157 pp. Illustrations, photographs, references, index. Cloth, $24.95. ISBN: 978-0-8156-10120. Jessica Lepler Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 391 – 394 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000178 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age. By W. Bernard Carlson. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. xiii + 500 pp. Illustrations, photographs, notes, index. Cloth, $29.95. ISBN: 978-0-691-05776-7. Eric S. Hintz Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 394 – 396 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000129 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Henry Ford. By Vincent Curcio. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. xiii + 306 pp. Index. Cloth, $24.95. ISBN: 978-0-19-531692-6. Stefan Link Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 397 – 399 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000154 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Arsenal of Democracy: The American Automobile Industry in World War II. By Charles K. Hyde. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2013. xvi + 248 pp. Photographs, notes, index. Cloth, $39.95. ISBN: 978-0-8143-3951-0. Mark R. Wilson Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 399 – 401 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000221 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Autonomous State: The Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry from OPEC to Free Trade. By Dimitry Anastakis. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013. xviii + 549 pp. Photographs, map, illustrations, appendix, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $90.00; paper, $39.95. ISBN: Cloth, 978-1-4426-4504-2; paper, 978-1-4426-1297-6. J. Andrew Ross Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 401 – 404 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000087 Published Online on 14th August 2014
The House of Rothschild in Spain, 1812–1941. By Miguel A. López-Morell. Translated by Stephen P. Hasler. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2013. xviii + 449 pp. Illustrations, photographs, figures, tables, appendix, bibliography, index. Cloth, $144.95. ISBN: 978-0-7546-6800-8. Priscilla Roberts Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 404 – 406 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000257 Published Online on 14th August 2014
An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions. By Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. xiv + 434 pp. Maps, figures, tables, references, appendices, notes, index. Cloth, $29.95. ISBN: 978-0-691-16079-5. Tirthankar Roy Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 406 – 409 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000166 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Securing the World Economy: The Reinvention of the League of Nations, 1920–1946. By Patricia Clavin. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. xii + 400 pp. Bibliography, index. Cloth, $125.00. ISBN: 978-0-19-957793-4. Kenneth Mouré Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 409 – 411 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000142 Published Online on 14th August 2014
World Insurance: The Evolution of a Global Risk Network. Edited by Peter Borscheid and Niels Viggo Haueter. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. xvi + 729 pp. Tables, glossary, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $180.00. ISBN: 978-0-19-965796-4. C. Edoardo Altamura Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 412 – 414 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000117 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Der Bankbetrieb in Krieg und Inflation: Deutsche Großbanken in den Jahren 1914 bis 1923 [Banking during War and Inflation: Large German Banks from 1914 to 1923]. By Winfried Lampe. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2012. 440 pp. Figures, bibliography, appendix, glossary, tables, notes. Paper, €52.00. ISBN: 978-3-515-10100-4. Christopher Kobrak Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 414 – 416 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000233 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Lonely Ideas: Can Russia Compete? By Loren Graham. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2013. 204 pp. Photographs, illustrations, glossary, notes, index. Cloth, $27.95. ISBN: 978-0-262-01979-8. Thomas C. Owen Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 416 – 418 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000208 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Kosher: Private Regulation in the Age of Industrial Food. By Timothy D. Lytton. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2013. viii + 232 pp. Figures, tables, glossary, appendix, notes, index. Cloth, $28.95. ISBN: 978-0-674-07293-0. Hasia R. Diner Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 419 – 421 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000269 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Contagion: How Commerce Has Spread Disease. By Mark Harrison. London: Yale University Press, 2012. xviii + 376 pp. Illustrations, photographs, bibliography, references, notes, index. Cloth, $38.00. ISBN: 978-0-300-12357-9. David Rosner Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 421 – 423 doi: 10.1017/S000768051400021X Published Online on 14th August 2014
The Holiday Makers: Magazines, Advertising, and Mass Tourism in Postwar America. By Richard K. Popp. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2012. ix + 204 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. Cloth, $39.95; e-book, $29.95. ISBN: cloth, 978-0-8071-4284-4; e-book, 978-0-8071-4287-5. Molly W. Berger Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 424 – 426 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000282 Published Online on 14th August 2014
High Life: Condo Living in the Suburban Century. By Matthew Gordon Lasner. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012. xii + 324 pp. Illustrations, photographs, notes, index. Cloth, $40.00. ISBN: 978-0-300-16408-4. Eric Firley Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 426 – 428 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000245 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Sunbelt Capitalism: Phoenix and the Transformation of American Politics. By Elizabeth Tandy Shermer. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. viii + 424 pp. Photographs, tables, references, notes, index. Cloth, $49.95. ISBN: 978-0-8122-4470-0. David Koistinen Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 428 – 431 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000294 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Pacific Crossing: California Gold, Chinese Migration, and the Making of Hong Kong. By Elizabeth Sinn. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2013. xviii + 454 pp. Illustrations, maps, photographs, tables, glossary, appendices, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $163.65. ISBN: 978-988-8139-71-2. Kristin Stapleton Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 431 – 433 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000300 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Settled Strangers: Asian Business Elites in East Africa (1800–2000). By Gijsbert Oonk. New Delhi: SAGE, 2013. xix + 270 pp. Maps, photographs, figures, tables, appendix, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $39.95. ISBN: 978-81-321-1054-5. Gerold Krozewski Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 434 – 435 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000270 Published Online on 14th August 2014
The United States and the Global Economy: From Bretton Woods to the Current Crisis. By Frederick S. Weaver. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2011. xi + 175 pp. Tables, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $29.95. ISBN: 978-1-4422-0889-6. Mike French Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 436 – 437 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000312 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Philanthropy in America: A History. By Olivier Zunz. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012. x + 381 pp. Notes, index. Cloth, $29.95. ISBN: 978-0-691-12836-8. Peter Dobkin Hall Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 437 – 440 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000336 Published Online on 14th August 2014
Corporate Responsibility: The American Experience. By Archie B. Carroll, Kenneth J. Lipartito, James E. Post, and Patricia H. Werhane. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2012. xxi + 543 pp. References, photographs, illustrations, notes, index. Cloth, $125.00; paper, $49.00. ISBN: cloth, 978-1-107-02094-8; paper, 978-1-107-60525-1. Jennifer Delton Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 02 , June 2014, pp 440 – 441 doi: 10.1017/S0007680514000130 Published Online on 14th August 2014