Confluence

Sara B. Pritchard traces the Rhône's remaking since 1945, showing how state officials, technical elites, and citizens connected the environment and technology to political identities and state-building, and demonstrating the importance of environmental management and technological development to the culture and politics of modern France.

Contents List of Maps and Figures Prologue Introduction: Nature, Technology, and History 1. Envisioning a New Rhône 2. Imagining the Nation's River 3. ...