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Rivers in History
Christof Mauch
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Description for Rivers in History
Paperback. Presents a comparative history of rivers on the continents of Europe and North America in the modern age. This book examines the impact of rivers on humans and, conversely, the impact of humans on rivers. It also analyzes the regional, national, and international politicization of rivers. Editor(s): Mauch, Christof; Zeller, Thomas. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HBTB; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Throughout history, rivers have run a wide course through human temporal and spiritual experience. They have demarcated mythological worlds, framed the cradle of Western civilization, and served as physical and psychological boundaries among nations. Rivers have become a crux of transportation, industry, and commerce. They have been loved as nurturing providers, nationalist symbols, and the source of romantic lore but also loathed as sites of conflict and natural disaster.
Rivers in History presents one of the first comparative histories of rivers on the continents of Europe and North America in the modern age. The contributors examine the impact of ... Read more
Throughout history, rivers have run a wide course through human temporal and spiritual experience. They have demarcated mythological worlds, framed the cradle of Western civilization, and served as physical and psychological boundaries among nations. Rivers have become a crux of transportation, industry, and commerce. They have been loved as nurturing providers, nationalist symbols, and the source of romantic lore but also loathed as sites of conflict and natural disaster.
Rivers in History presents one of the first comparative histories of rivers on the continents of Europe and North America in the modern age. The contributors examine the impact of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
History of the Urban Environment
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822959885
SKU
V9780822959885
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About Christof Mauch
Christof Mauch is professor of North American cultural, social, and political history and transatlantic relations at the Amerika-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitŠt in Munich, Germany. He is a former director of the German Historical Institute in Was Thomas Zeller is associate professor of history at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Driving Germany: The Landscape of the German Autobahn, 1930-1970. ... Read more
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