| Description |
xvi, 295 pages, xvi pages of color plates, map : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part I: Beginnings, discovery and the colonial years. 1. Monuments, tombs and a great river -- 2. A river gives birth to an empire -- 3. Priests, freebooters and merchants: Europeans discover the Mekong -- 4. Filling in the blanks on the map: Henri Mouhot and the rediscovery of Angkor -- 5. The Mekong explored: from hope to disappointment -- 6. The Mekong explored: from disappointment to tragedy -- 7. Gunboats and 'conquered hearts': exploration and imperial rivalry along the Mekong -- 8. Navigating the Mekong: challenge, illusion and defeat -- 9. Fear and fascination: the colonial years along the Mekong. Part II: Wars and their aftermath. 10. War, failed peace and plas for the Mekong -- 11. War, victory and defeat along teh Mekong -- 12. Tragedies of peace. Part III:" Present imperfect, future uncertain. 13. The Mekong at peace: dams, plans and controversies I -- 14. The Mekong at peace: dams, plans and controversies II -- 15. Bridges over troubled waters and lands: present imperfect, future uncertain |
| Analysis |
River systems |
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Indochina |
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Chronology |
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History |
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Colonialism |
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Wars |
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Overseas item |
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Mekong River region |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Mekong River Valley http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95006485 -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005029
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Mekong River http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083357 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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Indochina -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065717
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
1865086150 paperback |
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1865082198 : |
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