Driving Europe : Building Europe on Roads in the Twentieth Century (Technology and Europe History) (Volume 3) /

Today we can hardly imagine life in Europe without roads and the automobiles that move people and goods around. In fact, the vast majority of movement in Europe takes place on the road. Travelers use the car to explore parts of the continent on their holidays, and goods travel large distances to rea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schipper, Frank (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2009]
Colección:Technology and European History
Temas:
Roads > Europe > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Table of contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Setting the stage - The dawn of the spirit of Geneva, 1898-1921
  • 3. Roads to Europe - Albert Thomas' European public works, 1929-1937
  • 4. Driving Europe - The League of Nations Road Committee, 1921-1938
  • 5. Setting the stage - The parade of organizations, 1942-1953
  • 6. Roads to Europe - The E-road network, 1950-2007
  • 7. Driving Europe - The operation of Europe's roads, 1949-1960
  • 8. Conclusion
  • 9. Epilogue - All quiet in Brussels?
  • Bibliography
  • List of abbreviations
  • List of tables and figures

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