Rivers in History: Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America
(Part of the History of the Urban Environment Series)
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822959887
ISBN13:9780822959885
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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