LEADER 04392nam 22006492 450 001 9910819592003321 005 20230331220049.0 010 $a1-283-25960-5 010 $a9786613259608 010 $a90-485-2116-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9789048521166 035 $a(CKB)2670000000114397 035 $a(EBL)770963 035 $a(OCoLC)751963309 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000544250 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12216881 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000544250 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10535279 035 $a(PQKB)11728563 035 $a(DE-B1597)517674 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789048521166 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789048521166 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL770963 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10498831 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL325960 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC770963 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000114397 100 $a20210106d2008|||| uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMaterialising identity $ethe co-construction of the Gotthard Railway and Swiss national identity /$fJudith Schueler 210 1$aAmsterdam :$cAksant,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (197 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aTechnology and European history series ;$v1 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021). 311 0 $a90-5260-302-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 182-194). 327 $tFront matter --$tAcknowledgments --$tTable of contents --$tIntroduction: The Gotthard as a national image --$t1. National building practices at stake --$t2. Celebrating the Gotthard Railway --$t3. Travelling the Gotthard --$t4. Re-writing history --$tConclusion --$tEpilogue --$tEndnotes --$tBibliography --$tSummary 330 $aSince its opening in 1882, the Gotthard Railway with its 15-kilometer long tunnel under the Gotthard Mountains, provides a crucial international link through the Swiss Alps, between North-Western Europe and Italy. In contrast to many other railway lines, its symbolic meaning has never sunk into oblivion. In Swiss society today, references to the Gotthard myth are multifaceted and omnipresent. Not only do they evoke images of a technological railway project, they also allude to Swiss history, alpine nature and national identity. Reading this book assists in understanding the old and contemporary discussions about the future of the Gotthard Railway, the regions in which it lies and the Swiss national identity. Curiosity-driven, this research combines viewpoints from the history of technology, cultural studies and cultural geography to grasp the intensity of the Gotthard as a national Swiss image. Whereas the relationship between the Gotthard Mountains and the Swiss national identity has received ample scholarly attention, the role of the Gotthard Railway remains largely unexplored. To illustrate to what extent historical actors co-constructed the railway and Swiss identity, the empirical chapters start with an analysis of an engineering discussion about tunneling methods. Hereafter, the book examines the reactions in Switzerland to the inauguration of the railway line. Subsequently, it describes the appreciation of the railway line portrayed in travel guides of the belle poque. The last chapter captures the glory days of the Gotthard myth, before and during the Second World War, with a focus on the novels and plays, in which the Gotthard Tunnel construction occurs. This historical overview offers insight into the multiple roles that technology plays in the construction of a sense of national identity as well as illustrating how identity has an effect on the appropriation of a technological railway project. 410 0$aTechnology and European history series ;$v1. 517 3 $aMaterializing identity 606 $aNational characteristics, Swiss 607 $aGotthardtunnel (Airolo and Go?schenen, Switzerland : Railroad tunnel) 615 0$aNational characteristics, Swiss. 676 $a385.094945 700 $aSchueler$b Judith$01687731 712 02$aTechnische Universiteit Eindhoven. 712 02$aStichting Historie der Techniek. 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819592003321 996 $aMaterialising identity$94061439 997 $aUNINA