The Conquest of Nature - Water, Landscape and the Making of Modern Germany (Paperback)

Majestic and lyrically written, The Conquest of Nature traces the rise of Germany through the development of water and landscape. David Blackbourn begins his morality tale in the mid-1700s, with the epic story of Frederick the Great, who attempted by importing the great scientific minds of the West and by harnessing the power of his army to transform the uninhabitable marshlands of his scattered kingdom into a modern state. Chronicling the great engineering projects that reshaped the mighty Rhine, the emergence of an ambitious German navy, and the development of hydroelectric power to fuel Germany's convulsive industrial growth before World War I, Blackbourn goes on to show how Nazi racial policies rested on German ideas of mastery of the natural world. Filled with striking reproductions of paintings, maps, and photographs, this grand work of modern history links culture, politics, and the environment in an exploration of the perils faced by nations that attempt to conquer nature."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	August 2007
Authors:	David Blackbourn
Dimensions:	233 x 153 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	466
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-32999-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Hydraulic engineering > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-393-32999-2
Barcode:	9780393329995

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