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Rivers in History : Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America /

"Examines the impact of rivers on humans and, conversely, the impact of humans on rivers. The authors view this dynamic relationship through political, cultural, industrial, social, and ecological perspectives in national and transnational settings. This book analyzes the regional, national, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Zeller, Thomas, 1966-, Mauch, Christof
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Rivers in history and historiography : an introduction / Christof Mauch, Thomas Zeller
  • "Time is a violent torrent" : constructing and reconstructing rivers in modern German history / David Blackbourn
  • From Parisian river to national waterway : the social functions of the Seine, 1750-1850 / Isabelle Backouche
  • Pittsburgh's three rivers : from industrial infrastructure to environmental asset / Timothy M. Collins, Edward K. Muller, Joel A. Tarr
  • The cultural and hydrological development of the Mississippi and Volga rivers / Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted
  • River Diking and reclamation in the Alpine Piedmont : the case of the Isere / Jacky Girel
  • Holding the line : pollution, power, and rivers in Yorkshire and the Ruhr, 1850-1990 / Charles E. Closmann
  • Saving the Rhine : water, ecology, and Heimat in post-World War II Germany / Thomas Lekan
  • Postwar perceptions of German rivers : a study of the Lech as energy source, nature preserve, and tourist attraction / Ute Hasenöhrl
  • Viewing the Gilded Age River : photography and tourism along the Wisconsin Dells / Steven Hoelscher.