Neoliberalism--the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action--has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Writing for a wide audience, David Harvey, author of The New Imperialism and The Condition of Postmodernity, here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage...
On an icy cold day in February 1942, while undergoing conversion into a troopship, the former French Line flagship, Normandie, the most glamorous liner ever to sail the North Atlantic, was destroyed by fire and a legend was born. Normandie was designed in the midst of the Depression and was built as a showcase of French art and design.
Neoliberalism-the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action-has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Writing for a wide audience, David Harvey, author of The New Imperialism and The Condition of Postmodernity, here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage.
The largest ship ever built for the transatlantic route to Canada was the 'Empress of Britain'. In winter, the 'Empress of Britain' became the most luxurious cruise ship, undertaking world cruises to such exotic locations as Hong Kong, Cuba, Singapore, and South America.
In 2005, Saga Cruises took delivery of the Saga Ruby. Originally built in 1973 for the Norwegian America Line as Vistafjord, she was the last passenger liner built on Tyneside. She was to sail with Saga Rose, her older French-built sister. Saga Rose had been built as Sagafjord, and in the early 1980s the two ships passed from Norwegian America ownership to Cunard. Sagafjord was first to leave the Cunard fleet and joined Saga Cruises as their f...
