Title Engineering the lower Danube : technology and international cooperation in an imperial borderland / Luminita Gatejel

Published Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource Series Historical studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, 2306-3637 ; volume IX Historical studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia ; v. 9. Contents Introduction -- 1. Exploring the Danube -- 2. Connecting the Danube with the Sea -- 3. From Confrontation to Cooperation: the Crimean War and Its Aftermath -- 4. The Danube Delta: A Success in International Ruling -- 5. The Iron Gates Torn Between Imperial, International and National Interests -- Conclusion -- Bibliography Summary "The Lower Danube-the stretch of Europe's second longest river between the Romanian-Serbian border and the confluence to the Black Sea-was effectively transformed during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In describing this lengthy undertaking, Luminita Gatejel proposes that remaking two key stretches-the Iron Gates and the delta-not only physically altered the river but also redefined it in a legal and political sense. Since the late eighteenth century, military conflicts and peace treaties changed the nature of sovereignty over the area, as the expansionist tendencies of the Habsburg and British Empires encountered rival Ottoman and Russian imperial plans. The inconvenience that the river's physical shape obstructed free navigation and the growth of commercial traffic, was an increasing concern to all parties. This book shows that alongside imperial aspirations, transnational actors like engineers, commissioners, and entrepreneurs were the driving force behind the river regulation. In this highly original, deeply researched, and carefully crafted study, Gatejel explores the formation of international cooperation, the emergence of technical expertise and the emergence of engineering as a profession. This constellation turned the Lower Danube into a laboratory for experimenting with new forms of international cooperation, economic integration, and nature transformation"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 29, 2022) Subject River engineering -- Danube River -- History River engineering -- Danube River Delta (Romania and Ukraine) -- History River engineering -- International cooperation HISTORY / Europe / General. HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century. River engineering SUBJECT Danube River Delta Region (Romania and Ukraine) -- History Subject Danube River Europe -- Danube River Delta Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2022047263 ISBN 9633865808 9789633865804

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