Mekong Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future

Name: Mekong Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future
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ISBN: 9780802138026

ISBN-10: 0802138020

ISBN-13: 9780802138026

Edition: 2000 (Reprint)

Authors: Milton Osborne

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Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/16/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.74" wide x 8.31" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


The Mekong River and Region: an Outline Chronology


Prologue



Monuments, Tombs and a Great River



a River Gives Birth to an Empire



Priests, Freebooters and Merchants: Europeans Discover the Mekong



Filling in the Blanks on the Map: Henri Mouhot and the Rediscovery of Angkor



the Mekong Explored: from Hope to Disappointment



the Mekong Explored: from Disappointment to Tragedy



Gunboats and 'Conquered Hearts': Exploration and Imperial Rivalry Along the Mekong



Navigating the Mekong: Challenge, Illusion and Defeat



Fear and Fascination: the Colonial Years Along the Mekong



Wars and Their Aftermath



War, Failed Peace and Plans for the Mekong



War, Victory and Defeat Along the Mekong



Tragedies of Peace



the Mekong at Peace: Dams, Plans and Controversies I



the Mekong at Peace: Dams, Plans and Controversies II



Bridges Over Troubled Waters and Lands: Present Imperfect, Future Uncertain


Epilogue


Sources, Notes and Acknowledgements


Index