Rivers, memory, and nation-building : a history of the Volga and Mississippi rivers / / Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted

• Autore: Zeisler-Vralsted Dorothy
• Pubblicazione: [New York, New York] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 p.)
• Disciplina: 947.4
• Soggetto topico: Rivers - Social aspects - Russia; Rivers - Social aspects - United States; Collective memory - Russia - History; Collective memory - United States - History; Nationalism - Russia - History; Nationalism - United States - History; Human ecology - Russia - History; Human ecology - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: Volga River (Russia) History; Mississippi River History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Early Years; Chapter 2. Rivers as Nation-Builders; Chapter 3. Rivers and Modernization; Chapter 4. Moscow-A Port to Five Seas; Chapter 5. Navigating the Mississippi; Epilogue
• Sommario/riassunto: Rivers figure prominently in a nation's historical memory, and the Volga and Mississippi have special importance in Russian and American cultures. Beginning in the pre-modern world, both rivers served as critical trade routes connecting cultures in an extensive exchange network, while also sustaining populations through their surrounding wetlands and bottomlands. In modern times, "Mother Volga" and the "Father of Waters" became integral parts of national identity, contributing to a sense of Russian and American exceptionalism. Furthermore, both rivers were drafted into service as the means t
• Titolo autorizzato: Rivers, memory, and nation-building
• ISBN: 1-78238-432-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811199403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Environment in history ; ; Volume 5.