The Conquest Of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany - David Blackbourn - Books - Vintage Publishing - 9781845952372 - August 22, 2016
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The Conquest Of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany

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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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