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Eastern European railways in transition : nineteenth to twenty-first centuries / edited by Ralf Roth, Henry Jacolin ; [supported by Marie-Noelle Polino and August Veenendaal].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Modern Economic and Social History
- Modern economic and social history series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Europe, Eastern--History.
- Railroads.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (428 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- During the nineteenth century, railway lines spread rapidly across Europe, linking the continent in ways unimaginable to previous generations. By the beginning of the twentieth century the great cities of the continent were linked by a complex and extensive rail network. Yet this high-point of interconnectivity, was abruptly cut-off after 1945, as the Cold War built barriers - both physical and ideological - between east and west.In this volume, leading transport history scholars take a fresh look at this situation, and the ramifications it had for Europe. As well as addressing the parallel de
- Contents:
- pt. I. General suggestions and historical overviews of railways in Eastern European countries
- pt. II. Under Russian protection
- pt. III. After the fall of the iron curtain : changes, problems, modernisation.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-57860-3
- 1-317-14653-0
- 1-317-14652-2
- 1-4094-2783-8
- 9781315578606
- OCLC:
- 855504799
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