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OSBORNE, Milton Mekong : Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future. 1st in dj.
Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2000, ISBN:0871138069
OSBORNE, Milton. The Mekong : Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2000). First American Printing. Pp. [i]-xvi,1-295,(5), + 16 p. of plates. Illustrated. Map endpapers. 8vo, brown paper coveredboards with gilt lettering to spine. Contents: 1. Monuments, Tombs and a G reat River; 2. A River gives Birth to an Empire; 3. Priests, Freebooters and Merchants: Europeans Discover the Mekong; 4. Filling in the Blanks on theMap: Henri Mouthot and the Rediscovery of Angkor; 5. The Mekong Explored: From Hope to Disappointment; 6. The Mekong Explored: From Disappointment toTragedy; 7. Gunboats and 'Conquered Hearts': Exploration and Imperial Riva lry along the Mekong; 8. Navigating the Mekong: Challenge, Illusion and Defeat; 9. Fear and Fascination: The Colonial Years along the Mekong; 10. War,Failed Peace and Plans for the Mekong; 11. War, Victory and Defeat along t he Mekong; 12. Tragedies of Peace; 13-14. The Mekong at Peace: Dams, Plans and Controversies; 15. Bridges over Troubled Waters and Lands: Present Imperfect, Future Uncertain. Vg in unclipped dj. 17.00
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