The Moselle : River and Canal from the Roman Empire to the European Economic Community / Jean Cermakian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cermakian, Jean, author.

Series:

Research publications (University of Toronto. Department of Geography) ; 14.

Research publications - University of Toronto, Department of Geography ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stream channelization--Moselle River--History.

Stream channelization.

Moselle River--Navigation--History.

Moselle River.

Moselle River--Regulation--History.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Moselle has been one of the main arteries of European Communication and transportation for centuries. The Romans used it as a main thoroughfare from southern to northern Europe and also began the improvements to its navigation that have continued intermittently through the industrial revolution to the present day. Professor Cermakian focuses on the historical, political, and geographical factors in the use and canalization of this international river - a focus that is derived from his interest in the details of standardizing transport networks and policy as an important part of 'European integration,' which he sees both as a long historical movement and as a present endeavour under EEC. The book offers a history of the political economy of an important river, a symbol for many of the spirit of Europe.(University of Toronto Department of Geography Research Publications 14)

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Plates

Figures

Tables

Abbreviations

I. Introduction

II. Early Canalization Projects (A.D. 58-1792)

III. Free Navigation and the Nation-States (1792-1871)

IV. Franco-German Rivalry in the Moselle Valley (1871-1945)

V. European Integration and Prelude to the Final Project (1945-1956)

VI. The Canalized Moselle River (1956-1973)

VII. Conclusion

Statistical Appendix

Selected Bibliography

Résumé

Zusammenfassung

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Jun 2017)

ISBN:

1-4426-5457-0

1-4426-5265-9

OCLC:

992489492