Seven rivers : a journey through the currents of human history / Vanessa Taylor.
| Author/creator | Taylor, Vanessa author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| Publication | New York : Pegasus Books, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xii, 436 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | 7 rivers |
| Contents | Introduction -- River 1: Nile. Ancient ecosystems and the art of recycling -- Regime change on the river -- Source -- River 2: Danube. Corridors and frontiers -- Gods of the transboundary river -- The case of the undredged delta -- River 3: Ganges. Numinous rivers -- River under occupation -- Dividing the waters -- River 4: Thames. Birth of a river -- Shadows of an imperial river -- Thames gateway -- River 5: Mississippi. Disappearances? -- Sold down the river -- Globalising the river basin -- River 6: Niger. River at the crossroads -- Oil rivers -- Who are the masters now? -- River 7: Yangtze. Grand canal -- The riverfly -- Sinking city -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "... History of the seven rivers representing the great natural arteries running through civilization, by virtue of the roles they have played in our shared and conflicted world history."--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781639368631 |
| ISBN | 1639368639 (hardcover) |
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