EAN: 9780141987231

RIVERS OF POWER - LAURENCE C SMITH KARTONIERT (TB)

'As fascinating as it is beautifully written' JARED DIAMOND  Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
Guns  Germs and Steel Rivers  more than any road  technology or political event  have shaped
the course of civilization. Rivers have opened frontiers  defined borders  supported trade 
generated energy and fed billions. Most of our greatest cities stand on river banks or deltas 
and our quest for mastery has spurred staggering advances in engineering  science and law.
Rivers and their topographic divides have shaped the territories of nations and the migration
of peoples  and yet - as their resources become ever more precious - can foster cooperation
even among enemy states. And though they become increasingly domesticated  they remain a
formidable global force: these vast arterial powers promote life but are capable of destroying
everything in their path. From ancient Egypt to our growing contemporary metropolises  Rivers
of Power reveals why rivers matter so profoundly to human civilization  and how they continue
to be indispensable to our societies and wellbeing. 'Takes readers on a tour of the world's
great rivers - past  present and future. The result is fascinating  eye-opening  sometimes
alarming  and ultimately inspiring' Elizabeth Kolbert  Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The
Sixth Extinction 'A tour de force ... From Herodotus musing on the Nile to the dam makers of
modern China  this is their story' Fred Pearce  author of When the Rivers Run Dry 'Instructive
and entertaining' The Times

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