The Rhine and European Security in the Long Nineteenth Century making lifelines from frontlines

"Throughout history rivers have always been a source of life and of conflict. This book investigates the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine's (CCNR) efforts to secure the principle of freedom of navigation on Europe's prime river. In showing how security-prosperity con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Schenk, Joep, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Taylor & Francis 2021.
Colección:Routledge studies in modern European history.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745254606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Making Lifelines from Frontlines
  • 1. Securing Freedom of Navigation: A Revolutionary Fight Against a Barbaric Past (1789-1813)
  • 2. The Balance of Power and the System of Commerce Before and After Vienna (1814-1815)
  • 3. On Behalf of the Common Good: Dutch-Prussian Rivalry in and Outside the CCNR (1816-1831)
  • 4. A River, a Legislator: The Origins of a Riverine Knowledge System in the 1830s
  • 5. Between Radicals and Experts: Consolidating a Rhine Expert Regime in the 1840s to 1860s
  • 6. Running an International Organisation in the Context of Increasing National Power Politics (1860-1900) Conclusion: Composing a Heritage and Projecting the Future of the CCNR (1900-1918).