The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future - Softcover

Osborne, Milton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802138020 ISBN 13: 9780802138026

Verlag: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001

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Explores the historical significance of the Mekong River and its impact on Southeast Asia, with sections covering the colonial years, the wars that have afflicted the region and their aftermath, and reflections on the river's uncertain future. Reprint.

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A compelling, lively narrative history of the peoples and cultures of the great river of Southeast Asia, The Mekong spans two thousand years -- from the dawn of civilization on the Mekong Delta to the political and environmental challenges the region faces today. Beginning with the rise of ancient seafaring civilizations at Oc Eco and moving on to the glory of the Cambodian empire in the first millennium, through European colonization and the struggle for independence in the twentieth century, Osborne traces the history of the region that comprises the modern nations of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, and China.

Vibrant, insightful, and eminently readable, The Mekong is a rousing history of a dynamic region that has fascinated readers the world over.

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• Verlag: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0802138020
• ISBN 13: 9780802138026
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 295