Thomas Spain
Biographic Data
| ID | 5884670 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Spain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Spain |
| SIGNATURE | SPAIN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Railway Museum, UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1120-8662 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Food for thought: Transport within the food supply chain
Recently Hayden and Zunino Singh wrote in the Journal of Transport History of the greater need to study food movement. Whilst accepting their general premise, we argue that they downplay the fact that the evolution of logistics and supply chains has received sparse attention in the historical literature. Using case studies of the domestic British milk trade (1919–c.1945) and international quail trade ( c.1850–1914), we demonstrate how a concept o…
Developing China's “international” railway: The Canton–Hankow line, 1898–1937
Using contemporary journalism and archival material, this article is concerned with the construction of the Canton–Hankow (Hankou) Railway, a strategically important route and a product of international competition and influence. It argues that the line's construction between 1898 and 1937 witnessed a transition from speculative to bilateral investment, the latter comprising Britain's share of the Boxer Indemnity fund. It details China's keenness…
Food for thought: Transport within the food supply chain
Recently Hayden and Zunino Singh wrote in the Journal of Transport History of the greater need to study food movement. Whilst accepting their general premise, we argue that they downplay the fact that the evolution of logistics and supply chains has received sparse attention in the historical literature. Using case studies of the domestic British milk trade (1919–c.1945) and international quail trade ( c.1850–1914), we demonstrate how a concept o…
Developing China's “international” railway: The Canton–Hankow line, 1898–1937
Using contemporary journalism and archival material, this article is concerned with the construction of the Canton–Hankow (Hankou) Railway, a strategically important route and a product of international competition and influence. It argues that the line's construction between 1898 and 1937 witnessed a transition from speculative to bilateral investment, the latter comprising Britain's share of the Boxer Indemnity fund. It details China's keenness…
Food for thought: Transport within the food supply chain
Recently Hayden and Zunino Singh wrote in the Journal of Transport History of the greater need to study food movement. Whilst accepting their general premise, we argue that they downplay the fact that the evolution of logistics and supply chains has received sparse attention in the historical literature. Using case studies of the domestic British milk trade (1919–c.1945) and international quail trade ( c.1850–1914), we demonstrate how a concept o…
Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Economy (2 works) · China (1 works) · Commerce (1 works) · Competition (biology (1 works) · Corporate governance (1 works) · Ecology (1 works) · Ecology (1 works) · Engineering (1 works)