Confluence [electronic resource] : the nature of technology and the remaking of the Rhône / Sara B. Pritchard.

Because of its location, volume, speed, and propensity for severe flooding, the Rhône, France's most powerful river, has long influenced the economy, politics, and transportation networks of Europe. Humans have tried to control the Rhône for over two thousand years, but large-scale development...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Main Author:	Pritchard, Sara B., 1972-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Series:	Harvard historical studies ; v. 172.
Subjects:	River engineering > Rhône River Watershed (Switzerland and France) Rhône River (Switzerland and France) River engineering. Europe > Rhône River. Europe > Rhône River Watershed.