Book ID: CBB000850378

Rivers in History: Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America (2008)

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Mauch, Christof (Editor)
Zeller, Thomas (Editor)


University of Pittsburgh Press


Publication Date: 2008
Physical Details: viii + 229 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English

Description Case studies include the Seine in Paris, the Mississippi, the Volga, the Rhine, and the rivers of Pittsburgh.


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Review Francesco Gerali (2011) Review of "Rivers in History: Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America". Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology (pp. 123-124). unapi

Review Shallat, Todd (2010) Review of "Rivers in History: Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America". Technology and Culture (p. 502). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Merchant, Carolyn
Alt, Susan M.
Pásztor, Emília
Bender, Herman
Nash, George
Goggin, Maureen Daly
Concepts
Environmental sciences
Colonialism
Native American civilization and culture
Environmental history
Ecology
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Time Periods
20th century
18th century
17th century
16th century
Prehistory
Early modern
Places
North America
Europe
Mississippi River (North America)
United States
South America
Rhine River
Institutions
Universiteit Utrecht
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