Rivers, Memory, and Nation-Building - A History of the Volga and Mississippi Rivers

Rivers figure prominently in a nation's historical memory, and the Volga and Mississippi have special importance in Russian and American cultures. Beginning in the pre-modern world, both rivers served as critical trade routes connecting cultures in an extensive exchange network, while also sustaining populations through their surrounding wetlands..

List of contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1.  The Early Years

Chapter 2.  Rivers as Nation-Builders

Chapter 3.  Rivers and Modernization

Chapter 4.  Moscow-A Port to Five Seas

Chapter 5.  Navigating the Mississippi

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted is Professor of Government and International Affairs at Eastern Washington University.  Her research in rivers and water resources has been published by UNESCO, Environment and History, as several book chapters, and in numerous regional journals.  Prior to her academic research, she worked in the public sector in water rights and researched and consulted for water rights litigation.

Product details

• Authors: Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2014
• EAN: 9781782384311
• ISBN: 978-1-78238-431-1
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Environment in History: International Perspectives; Environment in History: International Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous