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The Mekong turbulent past, uncertain future Milton Osborne.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Leonards, N.S.W. Allen &​ Unwin 2000.Description: xvi, 295 pages, xvi pages of color plates map : illustrations 21 cmISBN:
  • 1865082198
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 959.7 OSB
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.
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Books Books Center for Khmer Studies Darryl Collins LC SEAS Collection 959.7 OSB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 8590

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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