The conquest of nature : water, landscape, and the making of modern Germany

"David Blackbourn tells the story of how the German people transformed their landscape over 250 years from a waterlogged swampland into one of the most powerful countries in the Western world. His account, in which he shows how Germans set out to "conquer" that most fundamental natura...

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1. Verfasser: Blackbourn, David 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY [u.a.] : Norton, 2006
Ausgabe:1. American ed.
Schlagworte:Hydraulic engineering Deutschland Landschaftsentwicklung Wasserbau Landgewinnung Geschichte 1750-2000 Landschaft Natur Umwelt Geschichte 1740-1990 mehr... Kulturlandschaft Geschichte Hydraulik Ingenieurwissenschaften
Umfang:XII, 466 S.