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Materialising identity : the co-construction of the Gotthard Railway and Swiss national identity /
Since 1882, the Gotthard Railway, with its fifteen-kilometer long tunnel under the Gotthard Mountains, has provided a crucial international link through the Swiss Alps, between North-Western Europe and Italy. Its symbolic meaning has never sunk into oblivion. In Swiss society today, references to th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Aksant,
2008.
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| Colección: | Technology and European history series ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Since 1882, the Gotthard Railway, with its fifteen-kilometer long tunnel under the Gotthard Mountains, has provided a crucial international link through the Swiss Alps, between North-Western Europe and Italy. Its symbolic meaning has never sunk into oblivion. In Swiss society today, references to the railway evoke images of a technological railway project, with allusions to Swiss history, alpine nature, and national identity. Reading this book helps us understand contemporary discussions about the future of the Gotthard Railway, the region in which it lies, and the Swiss national identity. To. |
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| Notas: | "This publication is made possible by: Eindhoven University of Technology, Foundation for the History of Technology, Unger- Van Brero Fonds."--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (197 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-194). |
| ISBN: | 9789048521166 9048521165 1283259605 9781283259606 9786613259608 6613259608 |