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OverviewFor much of the postwar era, French society had a contradictory view of passenger trains, scorning them as quaint anachronisms on the one hand, yet also fearing their economic and social impact. All this changed with the introduction of the famed Train á Grande Vitesse (TGV) between Paris and Lyon in the early 1980s. In vivid detail, Meunier describes the political, economic, and social factors that both helped and hindered the development of the world's fastest, most technologically advanced train. The present-day enthusiasm in France for high-speed rail travel dates only to the successful launch of the now-famous TGV in 1981. Until now, most published accounts of French high-speed rail have been of a technical nature and have ignored or minimized the historical, political, economic, and social context. Historians have been left with detailed descriptions of locomotives and experimental test runs, but there has been scant information cercerning why the machines were built and why the tests were carried out in the first place. This book is the first full-length treatment of high-speed rail travel and the bibliography is one of the most complete on the subject. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jacob Meunier , Michael DukakisPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.582kg ISBN: 9780275973773ISBN 10: 0275973778 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 30 October 2001 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsForeword Introduction The Postwar Recovery of the Railways, 1944-1960 Competition, 1947-1970 The Origins of High Speed Rail, 1950-1970 The AÉrotrain: Origins and Failure, 1963-1975 The C03 Project: Proposal and Reception, 1965-1974 The Train à Grande Vitesse: Construction and Protest, 1974-1981 The Train à Grande Vitesse: Implementation, 1981-1983 Conclusion Bibliography IndexReviews?Other histories have described the building of the system from engineering standpoint or as occuring largely in a political and social vacuum. In this important book, Jacob Meunier seeks to set the record straight and provide a complete picture of the political controversies and technical contingencies that surrounds the french drive toward high-speed rail....Meunier succeeds admirably at his task.?-RailRoad History Author InformationJACOB MEUNIER is a transportation analyst at Cambridge Systematics, Inc., a nationally-recognized consulting firm specializing in transportation planning, policy, and management. In the past, Dr. Meunier has worked as a research assistant for a member of the European Parliament in Brussels, and has taught economics, French, and European history at independent schools near Boston. He is co-author of Bridges and Barriers: The European Union's Mediterranean Policy, 1961-1998. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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