The Rhine and European Security in the Long Nineteenth Century

Throughout history rivers have always been a source of life and of conflict. This book investigates the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine's (CCNR) efforts to secure the principle of freedom of navigation on Europe's prime river.

Autorentext

Joep Schenk is lecturer at the History of International Relations section at Utrecht University, Netherlands. He worked as a post-doctoral fellow within an ERC-funded project on the making of a security culture in Europe in the nineteenth century and is currently researching international environmental cooperation and competition in historical perspective.

Inhalt

Introduction: Making Lifelines from Frontlines 1. Securing Freedom of Navigation: A Revolutionary Fight Against a Barbaric Past (1789-1813) 2. The Balance of Power and the System of Commerce Before and After Vienna (1814-1815) 3. On Behalf of the Common Good: Dutch-Prussian Rivalry in and Outside the CCNR (1816-1831) 4. A River, a Legislator: The Origins of a Riverine Knowledge System in the 1830s 5. Between Radicals and Experts: Consolidating a Rhine Expert Regime in the 1840s to 1860s 6. Running an International Organisation in the Context of Increasing National Power Politics (1860-1900) Conclusion: Composing a Heritage and Projecting the Future of the CCNR (1900-1918)