The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000

by Mark Cioc

Book Overview

The Rhine River is Europe's most important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In this innovative study, Mark Cioc focuses on the river from the moment when the Congress of Vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815. He examines the engineering and administrative decisions of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295985003
• ISBN13: 9780295985008
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher