| Description |
xviii, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Weyerhaeuser environmental books
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Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-288) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword: Nation-making in the Mekong mire / William Cronon -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Water's edge -- Water grid -- Hydroagricultural crisis -- Balkanization -- Modernization -- American War -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"In the twentieth century, the Mekong Delta emerged as one of Vietnam's most important economic regions. Its swamps, marshes, creeks, and canals played a major role in Vietnam's turbulent past, from the struggles of colonialism, to the the Cold War, and to the present day. [This book] considers these struggles, their antecedents, and their legacies from the perspective of environmental history."--From cover leaf. |
| Subject |
Mekong River Delta (Vietnam and Cambodia) -- Environmental conditions.
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Water resources development -- Mekong River Delta (Vietnam and Cambodia)
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Water resources development. |
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Nation-building -- Vietnam.
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Nation-building. |
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Vietnam. |
| ISBN |
9780295990675 hardback alkaline paper |
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0295990678 hardback alkaline paper |
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