{"title":"Matthew Heins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Heins\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the complexities of modern infrastructure and its global implications with clarity and insight. His works delve into the intersections of education, policy, and socio-economic factors, offering readers a nuanced understanding of how American infrastructure shapes and is shaped by international forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Heins’ writing combines rigorous research with accessible analysis, making his books a valuable resource for students, academics, and anyone fascinated by the evolving dynamics of global development.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-globalization-of-american-infrastructure-by-matthew-heins-9781138188563","title":"The Globalization of American Infrastructure","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book gives an account of how the U.S. freight transportation system has been impacted and globalized since the 1950s, by the presence of the shipping container. A globally standardised object, the container carries cargo moving in international trade, and it utilises and fits within the existing transportation infrastructures of shipping, trucking and railways. In this way, it binds them together into a nearly seamless worldwide logistics network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis process occurs not only in ocean shipping and at ports but also deep within national territories. In its dependence on existing infrastructural systems, though, the network of container movement as it pervades domestic space is shaped by the history and geography of the nation-state. This global network is not invariably imposed in a top-down manner—to a large degree, it is cobbled together out of national, regional and local systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Globalization of American Infrastructure\u003c\/em\u003e by Matthew Heins describes this in the American context, examining the freight transportation infrastructures of railways, trucking and inland waterways, and also the terminals where containers are transferred between train and truck. The book provides a detailed historical narrative, and is also theoretically informed by the contemporary literature on infrastructure and globalisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607977705708,"sku":"9781138188563","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138188563-the-globalization-of-american-infrastructure.jpg?v=1778181407"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/matthew-heins.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}