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Record Nr.

UNISA996211857203316

Autore

Janáč Jiří <1978->

Titolo

European coasts of Bohemia : negotiating the Danube-Oder-Elbe canal in a troubled twentieth century / / Jiři Janáč [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam University Press, 2012

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2012

ISBN

90-485-1812-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Technology and European history series ; ; 9

Disciplina

386.3094371

Soggetti

Canals - Czech Republic - Bohemia - History

Canals - Danube River - History

Canals - Oder River - History

Canals - Elbe River (Czech Republic and Germany) - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Dec 2020).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

; 1. Introduction -- ; 2. Mittel-Europeanization on waterways -- ; 3. Canal as artery for Nazi expansion -- ; 4. Linking the Soviet Volga ; not the Rhine! -- ; 5. Mastering three seas -- ; 6. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal promised to create an integrated waterway system across Europe, linking Black Sea ports to Atlantic markets and giving landlocked Czech nation its own connections to the ocean. The fascinating history of this never-completed project, 'European Coasts of Bohemia' tells the story of the experts who confronted and contributed to different and often conflicting geopolitical visions of Europe. Jirí Janác shows how the canal-backers adapted themselves to various political developments, such as the break-up of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and the integration into the Soviet Bloc, while still managing to keep the canal project alive.