Rivers: A Very Short Introduction Middleton Nick Fellow in Geography St Anne's College OxfordPaperback
Rivers: A Very Short Introduction Middleton Nick Fellow in Geography St Anne's College OxfordPaperback Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier…
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Rivers: A Very Short Introduction Middleton Nick Fellow in Geography St Anne's College OxfordPaperback
Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier or a highway, it can support trade and sediment, culture and conflict. Geographer Nick Middleton covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes, from physical geography to mythology, to industrial history and literary criticism. This Very Short Introduction is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity.
Offering a truly global look at rivers, with examples from all continents, including Egypt, India, and Bangladesh, Middleton considers the role that rivers have played in human history from settlements and trade to warfare, and also looks at the human impact upon rivers by the construction of dams and cutting of