Rivers of power : how a natural force raised kingdoms, destroyed civilizations, and shapes our world /
Rivers, more than any road, technology or political leader, have shaped the course of human civilization. They have opened frontiers, founded cities, settled borders and fed billions. They promote life, forge peace, grant power and can capriciously destroy everything in their path. Even today, river...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown Spark,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The Palermo stone
- On the border
- The century of humiliation and other war stories
- Ruin and renewal
- Seizing the current
- Pork soup
- Going with the flow
- A thirst for data
- Rivers rediscovered.