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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Auteur principal:	Blackbourn, David 1949- (Auteur)
Format:	Livre
Langue:	English
Publié:	New York, NY [u.a.] : Norton, 2006
Édition:	1. American ed.
Sujets:	Hydraulic engineering Deutschland Landschaftsentwicklung Wasserbau Landgewinnung Geschichte 1750-2000 Landschaft Natur Umwelt Geschichte 1740-1990 plus... Kulturlandschaft Geschichte Hydraulik Ingenieurwissenschaften
Description matérielle:	XII, 466 S.