Project Gutenberg 2014-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 73 Rohrbach, Paul 1869 1956 Die Bagdadbahn Produced by Jens Poenisch and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Die Bagdadbahn" by Paul Rohrbach is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the political, geographical, and economic significance of the Bagdad railway project as it connects the regions of Anatolia to the Persian Gulf, shedding light on interactions between various nations in the context of this infrastructure. Rohrbach draws upon extensive travel experiences in the East, aiming to provide insights into the implications of this railway for German interests as well as for local populations. The opening of the work introduces the background and motivations behind the Bagdad railway project, emphasizing its history since the late 19th century, detailing the political dynamics at play, and the various challenges facing the initiative. The author reflects on his own experiences traveling through the relevant areas, outlining the complexity of the geopolitical landscape. He addresses concerns regarding potential German colonization and the reactions of local authorities, particularly the Ottoman Empire, while emphasizing the railway's potential as a means of enhancing German influence and securing trade routes in the region. This sets the stage for a deeper examination of the terrain, the economic factors, and the international relations tied to the railway's development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Baghdad Railway HE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 208689 208672 2024-09-19T13:09:49.686747 2023-09-20T09:13:48.727822 text/html text/html 226462 2014-08-28T15:49:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 441960 2014-08-28T15:49:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 490614 2024-09-19T13:09:53.754254 application/epub+zip 491421 2024-09-19T13:09:50.649320 application/epub+zip 149761 2024-09-19T13:09:49.955742 application/epub+zip 604972 2024-09-19T13:09:56.211221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583652 2024-09-19T13:09:53.038236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196570 2022-09-21T08:41:48.297063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192534 192344 2024-09-19T13:09:49.434764 2023-09-20T09:13:48.489811 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 208521 2014-08-28T15:49:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73905 2014-08-28T15:49:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17784 2024-09-19T13:09:56.333231 application/rdf+xml 8707 2024-09-19T13:09:50.013759 image/jpeg 2048 2024-09-19T13:09:49.984760 image/jpeg 442708 2024-09-19T13:09:49.716744 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog