| schema:description | "内容記述: PART I. Beginnings, Discovery and the Colonial Years: 1. Monuments, Tombs and a Great River; 2. A River gives Birth to an Empire; 3. Priests, Freebooters and Merchants: Europeans Discover the Mekong; 4. Filling in the Blanks on the Map: Henri Mouhot and the Rediscovery of Angkor; 5.The Mekong Explored: From Hope to Disappointment; 6. The Mekong Explored: From Disappointment to Tragedy; 7. Gunboats and 'Conquered Hearts': Exploration and Imperial Rivalry along the Mekong; 8. Navigating the Mekong: Challenge, Illusion and Defeat; 9. Fear and Fascination: The Colonial Years along the Mekong; PART II. Wars and their Aftermath: 10. War, Failed Pearce and Plans for the Mekong; 11. War, Victory and Defeat along the Mekong; 12. Tragedies of Peace; PART III. Present Imperfect, Future Uncertain: 13. The Mekong at Peace: Dams, Plans and Controversies I; 14. The Mekong at Peace: Dams Plans and Controversies II; 15. Bridges over Troubled Waters and Lands: Present Imperfect, Future Uncertain....(more)" |