A Story of Six Rivers: History, Culture and Ecology

by Peter Coates

Many of the world's major cities sprang up on the banks of rivers. Used for water, food, irrigation, transportation, and power, rivers sustain life and connect the world together, but most of us think of them simply as waterways that must be crossed on the way to another place. Using four European and two North American rivers as examples, A Story of Six Rivers considers the place of rivers in our world and emphasizes the inextricable links...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780231067
• ISBN13: 9781780231068
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"