TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith, Laurence C.
TI  - River of power: How a natural force raised Kingdoms, destroyed civilizations, and shapes our World
SN  - 9780316412001
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York 
PB  - Little, brown spark
KW  - Hydrology
KW  - Water and civilization
N2  - Rivers have opened frontiers, defined borders, supported trade, generated energy and fed billions. Most of our greatest cities stand on river banks or deltas, and our quest for mastery has spurred staggering advances in engineering, science and law. Rivers and their topographic divides have shaped the territories of nations and the migration of peoples, and yet - as their resources become ever more precious - can foster cooperation even among enemy states
ER  -