The Nile : history's greatest river / Terje Tvedt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tvedt, Terje, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tvedt, Terje--Travel--Nile River.

Tvedt, Terje.

Nile River--History.

Nile River.

Nile River--Religious aspects.

Nile River--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2021.

Summary:

"The greatest river in the world has a long and fascinating history. Professor Terje Tvedt, one of the world's leading experts on the history of waterways, travels upstream along the river's mouth to its sources. The result is a travelogue through 5000 years and 11 countries, from the Mediterranean to Central Africa. This is the fascinating story of the immense economic, political and mythical significance of the river. Brimming with accounts of central characters in the struggle for the Nile - from Caesar and Cleopatra, to Churchill and Mussolini, and on to the political leaders of today, The Nile is also the story of water as it nourished a civilization."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1. The Beginning of the Journey

Chapter 2. The Desert and the Delta

Chapter 3. Towards Karnak and the Nile Cataracts

Chapter 4. Nubia and the Country Where the Rivers Meet

Chapter 5. The Nile Wetlands and the New State

Chapter 6. The Country with the Great Lakes

Chapter 7. East of the Inland Ocean

Chapter 8. Towards the Nile's Sources in Central Africa

Chapter 9. The Water Tower in the East

Chapter 10. The End of the Journey

Notes

References

Index of Names.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 03, 2022).

ISBN:

0-7556-1682-0

0-7556-1680-4

0-7556-1681-2

OCLC:

1250074274