Engineering the lower Danube : technology and international cooperation in an imperial borderland /

"The Lower Danube-the stretch of Europe's second longest river between the Romanian-Serbian border and the confluence to the Black Sea-was effectively transformed during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In describing this lengthy undertaking, Luminita Gatejel proposes that rem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gatejel, Luminita (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2022.
Colección:Historical studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia ; v. 9.
Temas:
River engineering > Danube River > History.
River engineering > Danube River Delta (Romania and Ukraine) > History.
River engineering > International cooperation.
HISTORY / Europe / General.
HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century.
River engineering.
Danube River Delta Region (Romania and Ukraine) > History.
Danube River.
Europe > Danube River Delta.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Exploring the Danube
  • 2. Connecting the Danube with the Sea
  • 3. From Confrontation to Cooperation: the Crimean War and Its Aftermath
  • 4. The Danube Delta: A Success in International Ruling
  • 5. The Iron Gates Torn Between Imperial, International and National Interests
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography.

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