Christof Mauch is professor of North American cultural, social, and political history and transatlantic relations at the Amerika-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitŠt in Munich, Germany. He is a former director of the German Historical Institute in Was Thomas Zeller is associate professor of history at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Driving Germany: The Landscape of the German Autobahn, 1930-1970.
"Rivers in History offers a superb entry point into the burgeoning
literature on modern hydraulic societies. The authors persuasively
argue that river manipulation has been crucial to the establishment
and maintenance of today's industrial societies. If you have time
for only one 'river' book, this is the one to read."
--Mark Cioc, University of California, Santa Cruz
"Eye-opening. A fascinating collection."
--Sierra Club Magazine
"The authors show that river engineering transcends the ideologies
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to the dynamics of the natural world."--Technology and Culture
"This collection of essays provides students of rivers with a
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history, we may gain greater insight into future choices in a world
faced with severe water shortages."
--Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University
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