The Mekong : Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future
A compelling, lively narrative history of the peoples and cultures of the great river of Southeast Asia, The Mekong spans two thousand years-from the dawn of civilization on the Mekong Delta to the political and environmental challenges the region faces today. Beginning with the rise of ancient seafaring civilizations at Oc Eco and moving on to the glory of the Cambodian empire in the first millennium, through European colonization and the struggle for independence in the twentieth century, Osborne traces the history of the region that comprises the modern nations of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, and China. Vibrant, insightful, and eminently readable, The Mekong is a rousing history of a dynamic region that has fascinated readers the world over
eBook, English, 2007
Grove/Atlantic, Inc., [Place of publication not identified], 2007
1 online resource
9780802196095, 0802196098
948041188
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Maps and Illustrations; Dedication; Preface; Chronology; Prologue; 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 Defeat9 Fear and Fascination: The Colonial Years along the Mekong; PART II Wars and their Aftermath; 10 War, Failed Peace and Plans for the Mekong; 11 War, Victory and Defeat along the 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; Epilogue; Sources, Notes and Acknowledgements; Index
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