The Nile : history's greatest river /
The greatest river in the world has a long and fascinating history. Professor Terje Tvedt, one of the world's leading experts on the history of waterways, travels upstream along the river's mouth to its sources. The result is a travelogue through 5000 years and eleven countries, from the M...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Norwegian. |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2021.
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| Summary: | The greatest river in the world has a long and fascinating history. Professor Terje Tvedt, one of the world's leading experts on the history of waterways, travels upstream along the river's mouth to its sources. The result is a travelogue through 5000 years and eleven countries, from the Mediterranean to central Africa. This is the fascinating story of the immense economic, political and mythical significance of the river. Brimming with accounts of central characters in the struggle for the Nile, from Caesar and Cleopatra, to Churchill and Mussolini, and on to the political leaders of today, The Nile is also the story of water as it nourished a civilization. |
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| Item Description: | "Translated by Kerri Pierce"-- Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 380 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0755616790 9780755616794 |