Rivers in history : perspectives on waterways in Europe and North America / / edited by Christof Mauch and Thomas Zeller [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNISA996248062803316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Pittsburgh, Pa., : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2008
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 229 p. ) : ill., maps
• Collana: Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ; History of the urban environment
• Altri autori (Persone): MauchChristof; ZellerThomas <1966->
• Disciplina: 333.91/62094
• Soggetti: Rivers - Europe; Rivers - North America
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Rivers in history and historiography : an introduction / Christof Mauch and 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, and 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.