Rivers : a very short introduction / Nick Middleton.

Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier or a highway, bearing trade and sediment, culture and conflict. This volume is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity. The author, a geographer covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based theme...

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Main Author:	Middleton, Nick
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:	Very short introductions ; 311.
Subjects:	Rivers. Rivers in art. Rivers in literature. Rivers > Religious aspects. Rivers > Social aspects.