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Inland Navigation and Economic Development in Nineteenth-Century Europe (Veroffentlichungen des Instituts für Europaische Geschichte) - Softcover
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Transport played a crucial role in what historians still refer to as the "industrial revolution", a revolution which in reality was a much more complex process sweeping through Europe in the course of the 19th century. Commonly, the railways have been viewed as the "revolutionary transport system", not least because the "steam engine put on rails" was itself a product of the new industrial age. Much less attention has been paid to then-existing "pre-industrial" modes of transport like roads, rivers, canals, and coastal shipping. By looking at the history of inland navigation in industrializing Europe, this book aspires to be a corrective. It points toward a mode of transport which - while always said to have been on the verge of obsolescence - was able to modernize and adapt to the industrial age at least in some of the countries studied, and even to reappear there as a challenger to the railways by the end of the century. The volume contains papers and commentaries of an international conference held at the Institute of European History, Mainz, in September 1993. The purpose of the conference was to assemble a forum of experts - economic historians, economists, geographers - for an international comparison of recent research on the economic history of European river and canal transport during the 19th century. This aim has likewise become the major theme of the conference's printed proceedings. Seventeen renowned specialists in transport history from eleven countries offer new insights on the performance of a so-called "preindustrial" mode of transport under the impact of industrialization, and on the relationship between water-borne transport and economic growth in nineteenth-century Europe.
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- PublisherPhilipp von Zabern
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 3805317301
- ISBN 13 9783805317306
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages330
- EditorAndreas Kunz, John Armstrong
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized paperback, xii + 330 pages, NOT ex-library. Gentle external handling wear. Interior is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. -- An examination of the crucial role played by inland waterways in shaping the economic landscape of 19th-century Europe, this comprehensive study explores how canals, rivers, and other inland waterways facilitated trade, boosted industrial growth, and contributed to regional economic development. The authors delve into case studies across various European countries, highlighting the technological advancements, infrastructural projects, and policy decisions that drove the expansion and modernization of inland navigation. This book provides valuable insights into the interplay between transportation infrastructure and economic progress, making it an essential resource for historians, economists, and scholars of European development. -- Contents: List of tables and figures & maps & abbreviations; Introduction; I. National studies and international comparisons 1 The role of canals in British industrialization / Gerald Crompton 2 Belgian inland shipping, 1831-1939: An estimate of total output / Bart Van der Herten 3 The economic performance of inland navigation in Germany, 1835-1935: A reassessment of traffic flows / Andreas Kunz 4 Inland navigation and economic growth in Sweden in the 19th century / Olle Krantz 5 Trade and navigation on the lower Danube: Romania and Bulgaria, 1880-1912 / Alexandre Kostov 6 Statistical sources relating to inland navigation in the Czech lands and Cisleithania in the 19th century / Milan Hlavacka 7 Europe's Cinderella: Inland navigation in nineteenth-century Spain / Antonio Gomez-Mendoza 8 Inland navigation in Italy in the 19th century / Andrea Giuntini 9 Inland navigation, coastal trade and trans-oceanic shipping: A plea for cooperative studies / Lars U. Scholl; II. Regional comparisons and local studies 10 The regional dimension in the historical analysis of transport flows / Frank B. Tipton 11 The economic performance of inland navigation in France: The lower Seine and the Paris-Lens route in a comparative perspective, 1840-1914 / Michele Merger 12 Waterways and the Dutch economy in the 19th century / A.Frits J. Niemeijer 13 The economic performance of inland navigation in the Dutch province of Groningen in the 19th century / Marcel Clement 14 Fuelling the local economy: The Fenland coal trade, 1760 -1850 / Fiona Wood 15 Shipping on the river Stor: Navigation on a regional waterway in Schleswig-Holstein in the 19th century / Ortwin Pelc 16 The resumption of British coal exports through Hamburg, 1919-1925: Problems and perspectives / Peter Lyth 17 Inland navigation and the local economy / John Armstrong; Summaries; Select bibliography; Contributors; General Index -- List of Maps: Belgian inland waterways 1870-1880; German waterways by regions in 1916; Loading and unloading of goods, selected German ports in 1913; Sweden; Central Sweden with the canal system; The waterway system connected to Rappe railway station; Romania and Bulgaria in 1912; Navigation and rafting on Bohemian rivers at the beginning of the 1880s; Waterways in northern Italy; Northern waterways in France c. 1900; Main waterways in three regions in the Netherlands, 1800-1900; The network of navigable rivers in the hinterland of King's Lynn from c. 1750; The river Stör and its surroundings c. 1890. Seller Inventory # 010078
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