The Rhine and European security in the long nineteenth century : making lifelines from frontlines /
Schenk, Joep,
The Rhine and European security in the long nineteenth century : making lifelines from frontlines / Joep Schenk. - 1 Edition. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in modern European history .
"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 considerations were a driving force in the unfolding of Europe's prime river in the nineteenth century, it is of interest to scholars of politics and history, including the history of international relations, European history, transnational history and the history of security, as well as those with an interest in current themes and debates about transboundary water governance"--
9780429326660 0429326661 9781000286571 1000286576 9781000286533 1000286533 9781000286557 100028655X
10.4324/9780429326660 doi
Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine--History.
Inland water transportation--History.--Rhine River
Inland water transportation--History.--Europe
Shipping--History.--Rhine River
HISTORY / Europe / Germany
HISTORY / Europe / General
HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
Europe--Foreign relations.
HE662
341.4/4209409034
The Rhine and European security in the long nineteenth century : making lifelines from frontlines / Joep Schenk. - 1 Edition. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in modern European history .
"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 considerations were a driving force in the unfolding of Europe's prime river in the nineteenth century, it is of interest to scholars of politics and history, including the history of international relations, European history, transnational history and the history of security, as well as those with an interest in current themes and debates about transboundary water governance"--
9780429326660 0429326661 9781000286571 1000286576 9781000286533 1000286533 9781000286557 100028655X
10.4324/9780429326660 doi
Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine--History.
Inland water transportation--History.--Rhine River
Inland water transportation--History.--Europe
Shipping--History.--Rhine River
HISTORY / Europe / Germany
HISTORY / Europe / General
HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
Europe--Foreign relations.
HE662
341.4/4209409034