
European Coasts of Bohemia
Negotiating the Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal in a Troubled Twentieth Century
Jiri Janac(Author)
Pallas Publications (Publisher)
Published on 12. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-90-8964-501-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal attracted a great deal of attention throughout the twentieth century. Its promoters, The Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal, attracted a great deal of attention throughout the twentieth century and defined it as a tool for integrating a divided Europe. Although the canal was situated almost exclusively on Czech territory, it promised to create an integrated waterway system across the Continent that would link Black Sea ports to Atlantic markets. In return, the landlocked Czechoslovakian state would have its own connections to the sea. Today, the canal is an important building block of the European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways.,This book provides a fascinating story of the experts who confronted and contributed to different and often conflicting geopolitical visions of Europe. The canal was never completed, yet what is more remarkable is the fact that the canal remained on various agendas and attracted vast resources throughout the twentieth century.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Academic
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
32 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-8964-501-2 (9789089645012)
DOI
10.5117/9789089645012
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Jiri Janac works at the Institute of World History at Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Mittel-Europeanization on Waterways, Chapter 3 Canal as Artery for Nazi Expansion, Chapter 4 Linking the Soviet Volga; not the Rhine! Chapter 5 Mastering Three Seas, Chapter 6 Conclusion, Annex 1 List of Barge Types, Bibliography, List of Abbreviations, Summary.