Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction “The Character of Our Age” 1
6. Chapter 1 A Cruise between Civilizations 21
7. Chapter 2 A Floating City 59
8. Chapter 3 Between the Orient and Russia 87
9. Chapter 4 The Romanians in Europe 117
10. Chapter 5 Travels and Epidemics 147
11. Chapter 6 Nature and Technolog y at the Iron Gates 179
12. Conclusions 217
13. Bibliography 223
14. Index 241