Rivers are the great natural arteries that run through our lives.
We have tapped them, navigated them, dammed them and worshipped at
them. From the ancient ecosystems of Egypt to the sinking cities of
Shanghai and London, what we do with our rivers tells us about who
has power and what we value. Now, when environmental regulations
are at their strongest and a passion for wild swimming is
flourishing, when the Amazon is on fire and some of our major river
systems are dying, it has never been clearer that rivers are
intertwined with humanity at our best and our worst. Liquid History
is story of the Nile, Danube, Niger, Mississippi, Ganges, Yangtze
and the Thames. It is a story of imperial frontiers, alluvial gold,
kidnappings, slavery, de-colonialism, creation myths and the
killing of rivers. It is about those who've lived and died on these
rivers and their endless capacity for invention: their harnessing
of oases and aquifers, their lotus pools and hanging gardens, their
gigantic canal systems and elaborate fishing rituals, their
absolute powers and their sly rebellions. At its heart are the
empire-builders of the Chinese dynasties, Romans and Hindus and
their river gods, the Habsburgs and Ottomans, Mughal emperors, the
people of the Niger from Mali's golden age to today, struggles of
life and death on the Mississippi, and the dethroning of the
British on the rivers of their unruly imperial subjects. This is
the story of us, in seven rivers.
General
| Imprint: |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
May 2025 |
| Authors: |
Vanessa Taylor
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| Dimensions: |
240 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
352 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4746-1722-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4746-1722-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781474617222 |
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