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Rivers in History: Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America
Christof Mauch-
Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations (page vii)
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Acknowledgements (page ix)
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1. Rivers in History and Historiograhpy: An Introduction (Christof Mauch and Thomas Zeller, page 1)
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2. "Time is a violent torrent": Constructing and Reconstructing Rivers in Modern German History (David Blackbourn, page 11)
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3. From Parisian River to National Waterway: The Social Functions of the Seine, 1750-1850 (Isabelle Backouche, page 26)
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4. Pittsburgh's Three Rivers: From Industrial Infrastructure to Environmental Asset (Timothy M. Collins, Edward K. Muller, and Joel A. Tarr, page 41)
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5. The Cultural and Hydrological Development of the Mississippi and Volga Rivers (Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted, page 63)
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6. River Diking and Reclamation in the Alpine Piedmont: The Case of the Isère (Jacky Girel, page 78)
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7. Holding the Line: Pollution, Power, and Rivers in Yorkshire and the Ruhr, 1850-1990 (Charles E. Closmann, page 89)
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8. Saving the Rhine: Water, Ecology, and Heimat in Post-World War II Germany (Thomas Lekan, page 110)
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9. Postwar Perceptions of German Rivers: A Study of the Lech as Energy Source, Nature Preserve, and Tourist Attraction (Ute Hasenöhrl, page 137)
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10. Viewing the Gilded Age River: Photography and Tourism along the Wisconsin Dells (Steven Hoelscher, page 149)
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Notes (page 173)
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Contributors (page 219)
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Index (page 223)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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TC | 51.2 (Apr. 2010): 502-504 | http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/technology_and_culture/v051/51.2.shallat.html |
Published: 2008
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
- 9780822959885 (paper)
- 9780822943457 (hardcover)