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"First published as O croazier de la Viena la Constantinopol. Calatori, spaii, imagini, 1830-1860, Editura Humanitas, 2021. Translated by James Christian Brown."--CIP title page verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"Through a skillful combination of economic and cultural history, this book describes the impact on Moldavia and Wallachia of steam navigation on the Danube. The Danube route integrated the two principalities into a dense network of European roads and waterways. From the 1830s to the 1860s, steamboat transport transformed time and space for the areas that benefited from regular services. River traffic accelerated urban development along the Lower Danube and contributed directly to institutional modernization in one of Europe's peripheries. Beyond technological advances and the transportation of goods on a trans-imperial waterway, steamboat travel revolutionized human interactions, too. The book offers a fascinating insight into the social and cultural milieu of the nineteenth century, drawing on first-hand accounts of Danube cruising. Describing the story of travelers who interacted, met, and visited the places they stopped, Constantin Ardeleanu creates a transnational history of travel up and down the Danube from Vienna to Constantinople. The pleasures and sometimes the travails of the travelers unfold against a backdrop of technical and economic transformation in the crucial period of modernization"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Open Access EbpS |
Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction "The Character of Our Age" -- Chapter 1 A Cruise between Civilizations -- Chapter 2 A Floating City -- Chapter 3 Between the Orient and Russia -- Chapter 4 The Romanians in Europe -- Chapter 5 Travels and Epidemics -- Chapter 6 Nature and Technolog y at the Iron Gates -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index |
Subject |
River steamers -- Lower Danube River -- History -- 19th century.
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Travelers -- Romania -- History -- 19th century.
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Romanians -- Travel.
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Lower Danube River -- History -- 19th century.
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Lower Danube River Valley -- History -- 19th century.
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Danube River Valley -- Description and travel.
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Danube River Valley -- Social life and customs.
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Voyageurs -- Roumanie -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
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Danube, Vallée du -- Descriptions et voyages.
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Danube, Vallée du -- Mœurs et coutumes.
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HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century.
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TRAVEL / Europe / Eastern.
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Indexed Term |
Moldavia. |
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Transportation revolution. |
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Wallachia. |
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quarantines. |
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sociality. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Brown, James Christian, 1962- translator.
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Added Title |
Travel, transport, and social transformation on the Lower Danube, 1830-1860 |
Other Form: |
Print version: Ardeleanu, Constantin. Steamboat modernity Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2024 9789633867532 (DLC) 2024008297 |
ISBN |
9633867541 |
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9789633867549 (electronic bk.) |
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9789633867532 (hardback) |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000076112231 |
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