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The Conquest Of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany David Blackbourn
The Conquest Of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany
David Blackbourn
Investigating how - water - was 'conquered' by draining fens and marshes, straightening the courses of rivers, building high dams and exploiting hydro-electric power, this book explores how the German people have shaped their natural environment and how the landscapes they created took a powerful hold on the German imagination.
512 pages, 16pp b/w plates
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 22, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781845952372 |
| Publishers | Vintage Publishing |
| Pages | 512 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 211 × 61 mm · 518 g |
| Language | English |
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