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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joanne YaoPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.585kg ISBN: 9781526154385ISBN 10: 1526154382 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 08 March 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: The ideal river 1 The taming of nature, legitimate authority, and international order 2 Taming the internal highway: Constructing the Rhine 3 The 1815 Congress of Vienna and the oldest continuous interstate institution 4 Disciplining the connecting river: Constructing the Danube 5 The 1856 Treaty of Paris and the first international organization 6 Civilizing the imperial river: Constructing the Congo 7 The 1885 Berlin Conference and the international organization that never was 8 History is a river: The taming of nature into the twenty-first century Conclusion: The strong brown god of the Anthropocene Bibliography Index -- .Reviews'This is a brilliant book: erudite, thoughtful, beautifully written, richly analysed, and theoretically sophisticated. It makes us look again at the way control of rivers --as nature, as resource, as colonial or territorial space-- has shaped so many international doctrines, institutions, and contestations.' Laleh Khalili, author of Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula 'In sum, Yao's book makes a strong case for paying attention to and leveraging historical material in IR. This is a crucial contribution to the literature, which should inspire others to extend this framework to the study of other environmental agreements or organizations. The book will be of great interest to several research and policy audiences. Particularly, scholars within hydro-politics will find this book useful as it showcases important milestones towards the establishment of river basin governance. Here, the book persuasively demonstrates how environmental politics can enrich our understanding of international organizations more generally.' Stefan Döring, International Affairs, Volume 99, Issue 1 (January 2023) -- . Winner of the BISA 2023 L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize 2023 Sussex International Theory Book Prize (Honourable Mention) 'This is a brilliant book: erudite, thoughtful, beautifully written, richly analysed and theoretically sophisticated. It makes us look again at the way control of rivers – as nature, as resource, as colonial or territorial space – has shaped so many international doctrines, institutions and contestations.' Laleh Khalili, author of Sinews of War and Trade 'In sum, Yao's book makes a strong case for paying attention to and leveraging historical material in IR. This is a crucial contribution to the literature, which should inspire others to extend this framework to the study of other environmental agreements or organizations. The book will be of great interest to several research and policy audiences. Particularly, scholars within hydro-politics will find this book useful as it showcases important milestones towards the establishment of river basin governance. Here, the book persuasively demonstrates how environmental politics can enrich our understanding of international organizations more generally.' Stefan Döring, International Affairs -- . 'In sum, Yao's book makes a strong case for paying attention to and leveraging historical material in IR. This is a crucial contribution to the literature, which should inspire others to extend this framework to the study of other environmental agreements or organizations. The book will be of great interest to several research and policy audiences. Particularly, scholars within hydro-politics will find this book useful as it showcases important milestones towards the establishment of river basin governance. Here, the book persuasively demonstrates how environmental politics can enrich our understanding of international organizations more generally.' Stefan Doering, International Affairs, Volume 99, Issue 1 (January 2023) -- . Author InformationJoanne Yao is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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