The Mekong River and the struggle for Indochina
Subtitle: water, war, and peace
By: Nguyen Thi Dieu.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Water resources development -- Mekong River Valley.; Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Mekong River Valley.; Mekong River Valley -- History.; Indochina -- History.
Description: Tracing the history and impact of the Mekong River on the societies that developed on its banks, this text aims to show how its conceptualizations have been transformed in modern times, and particularly during the Vietnam War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-247) and index.