Open Rivers (Oct 2017)

Hydrology and World History: Rivers and Watersheds for Students

  • Patrick Manning

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190x.3345
Journal volume & issue
no. Issue Eight : Fall 2017

Abstract

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How can one convey, to students of history, mankind’s intimate connections to streams, rivers, lakes, and seas? The vision of humans as landlocked inhabitants has been reaffirmed in exaggerated terms by historical texts and maps.

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