| Description |
1 online resource (321 pages) |
| Series |
Technology and European History Series, 3 ; v. 3 |
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Technology and European History Series, 3
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| Contents |
Driving Europe; Foundation for the History of Technology & Aksant Academic Publishers Technology and European History Series; Acknowledgments; Table of contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Setting the stage -- The dawn of the spirit of Geneva, 1898-1921; Chapter 3 Roads to Europe -- Albert Thomas' European public works, 1929-1937; Chapter 4 Driving Europe -- The League of Nations Road Committee, 1921-1938; Chapter 5 Setting the stage -- The parade of organizations,1942-1953; Chapter 6 Roads to Europe -- The E-road network,1950-2007 |
| Summary |
This book discusses the intersection of Europe and roads. Today we can hardly imagine life without roads and the automobiles that use them to move around. The vast majority of movements in Europe takes place on the road. Travelers use the car to explore parts of the continent on their holidays and goods travel large distances to reach consumers. Indeed, the twentieth century has deservedly been characterized as the century of the car. The situation looked very different around 1900. People crossing national borders by car encountered multiple hurdles on their way. Technically they imported the |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Roads -- Europe -- History
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Roads
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045714
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| Subject |
Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789048521197 |
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904852119X |
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128325963X |
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9781283259637 |
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