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River regulation, infrastructure, and small-town modernity on the Hungarian Danube, 1870–1945
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This article examines a small, unexceptional Hungarian town on the Danube River from the late nineteenth century to the Second World War. It explores the many interactions between the residents of this town and the river. It draws on—but also seeks to expand—the existing historiography on Hungarian rivers. Its sources comprise largely unused archival materials, small-town newspapers, engineering reports, maps, and memoirs. The article demonstrates how important the river was in the lives of many residents and argues that in some areas river regulation projects increased rather than decreased local adaptations to the Danube. A growing river infrastructure in particular created new possibilities for the residents of this small town, and many eagerly grasped them. But the benefits of river regulation and infrastructure on the Danube were unevenly distributed, and a careful examination reveals competing views about the uses and meanings of the river. This article points to the need for further studies of how large infrastructure projects are deeply embedded in local contexts.
River regulation, infrastructure, and small-town modernity on the Hungarian Danube, 1870–1945
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8187-4639
This article examines a small, unexceptional Hungarian town on the Danube River from the late nineteenth century to the Second World War. It explores the many interactions between the residents of this town and the river. It draws on—but also seeks to expand—the existing historiography on Hungarian rivers. Its sources comprise largely unused archival materials, small-town newspapers, engineering reports, maps, and memoirs. The article demonstrates how important the river was in the lives of many residents and argues that in some areas river regulation projects increased rather than decreased local adaptations to the Danube. A growing river infrastructure in particular created new possibilities for the residents of this small town, and many eagerly grasped them. But the benefits of river regulation and infrastructure on the Danube were unevenly distributed, and a careful examination reveals competing views about the uses and meanings of the river. This article points to the need for further studies of how large infrastructure projects are deeply embedded in local contexts.
River regulation, infrastructure, and small-town modernity on the Hungarian Danube, 1870–1945
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8187-4639
This article examines a small, unexceptional Hungarian town on the Danube River from the late nineteenth century to the Second World War. It explores the many interactions between the residents of this town and the river. It draws on—but also seeks to expand—the existing historiography on Hungarian rivers. Its sources comprise largely unused archival materials, small-town newspapers, engineering reports, maps, and memoirs. The article demonstrates how important the river was in the lives of many residents and argues that in some areas river regulation projects increased rather than decreased local adaptations to the Danube. A growing river infrastructure in particular created new possibilities for the residents of this small town, and many eagerly grasped them. But the benefits of river regulation and infrastructure on the Danube were unevenly distributed, and a careful examination reveals competing views about the uses and meanings of the river. This article points to the need for further studies of how large infrastructure projects are deeply embedded in local contexts.
River regulation, infrastructure, and small-town modernity on the Hungarian Danube, 1870–1945
Water Hist
Nemes, Robert (Autor:in)
Water History ; 14 ; 335-354
01.12.2022
20 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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