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Auteur(s) : Gatejel, Luminita
Titre(s) : Engineering the lower Danube [Texte imprimé] : technology and international cooperation in an imperial borderland / Luminita Gatejel
Publication : Budapest : Central European University Press, 2022©2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xvi, 331 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Collection : Historical studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, ISSN 2306-3637 ; volume IX
Lien à la collection : Historical studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia (Budapest)
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and index
"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 remaking two key stretches-the Iron Gates and the delta-not
only physically altered the river but also redefined it in a legal and political sense.
Since the late eighteenth century, military conflicts and peace treaties changed the
nature of sovereignty over the area, as the expansionist tendencies of the Habsburg
and British Empires encountered rival Ottoman and Russian imperial plans. The inconvenience
that the river's physical shape obstructed free navigation and the growth of commercial
traffic, was an increasing concern to all parties. This book shows that alongside
imperial aspirations, transnational actors like engineers, commissioners, and entrepreneurs
were the driving force behind the river regulation. In this highly original, deeply
researched, and carefully crafted study, Gatejel explores the formation of international
cooperation, the emergence of technical expertise and the emergence of engineering
as a profession. This constellation turned the Lower Danube into a laboratory for
experimenting with new forms of international cooperation, economic integration, and
nature transformation"
Sujet(s) : Génie fluvial -- Danube (cours d'eau) -- Histoire
Génie fluvial -- Danube, Delta du -- Histoire
Génie fluvial -- Coopération internationale -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789633865798. - ISBN 9633865794. - ISBN 9789633865804 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb472234737
Notice n° :
FRBNF47223473
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Table des matières : Machine generated contents note: 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.
