Cover; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; A Short Chronology of the Dam; 1 The Danube: Setting the Scene; 2 Shaping the Region: 1848-1945; 3 The Communist Intermezzo; 4 Towards Democracy; 5 The Dam or the Rise Before the Fall?; 6 The Impact of the Fall of Communism on the Dam; 7 The Legal Issues and International Mediation; About the Book and Author; Index