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Title:

Rivers in history : perspectives on waterways in Europe and North America / edited by Christof Mauch and Thomas Zeller.

Publisher:

University of Pittsburgh Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

viii, 229 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Rivers--Europe.
Rivers--North America.

Other Authors:

Mauch, Christof.
Zeller, Thomas, 1966-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-218) and index.

Contents:

Viewing the Gilded Age River : photography and tourism along the Wisconsin Dells / Steven Hoelscher. 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 Isère / 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.

Summary:

"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, and international politicization of rivers, the use and treatment of waterways in urban versus rural environments, and the increasing role of international commissions in ecological and commercial legislation for the protection of river resources"--From publisher description.

Series:

History of the urban environment

ISBN:

0822959887 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780822959885 (pbk. : alk. paper)
082294345X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780822943457 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)225532822

LCCN:

2008015489

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)