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Author	Osborne, Milton E.
Title	The Mekong : turbulent past, uncertain future / Milton Osborne.
Publication Info.	New York : Grove Press, 2000.

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 2	959 O	IN LIBRARY

Description	xvi, 295 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Outline Chronology of the Mekong River and Region -- Beginnings, Discovery and the Colonial Years -- 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 -- Present Imperfect, Future Uncertain -- 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.
Subject	Indochina -- Civilization.
	Mekong River Valley -- Civilization.
Added Title	Turbulent past, uncertain future
ISBN	0871138069
	9780871138064
	0802138020
	9780802138026
	0756766745
	9780756766740

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