The Nile Revealed
A Deep History of Earth’s Longest River
$45.24
- Hardcover
232 pages
- Release Date
19 January 2027
Summary
The untold story of an iconic river, from its origins to its possible futures on a rapidly warming planet
The Nile River has captivated explorers and scientists for centuries, and its age and origins have been the subject of intense speculation since at least the days of Herodotus. The Nile Revealed is an authoritative account of how Earth’s longest river came into being, how its flow has changed dramatically and at times almost ceased altogether, and how these changes affect…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691275918 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691275912 |
| Author: | Martin Williams |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 19 January 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“Martin Williams, arguably the world’s leading authority on the Nile, has written a lively account of this legendary waterway with the eloquence of an historian and the cutting edge clarity of a scientist.”—David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds
Martin Williams
Martin Williams is professor emeritus and adjunct professor of earth sciences at the University of Adelaide. His many books include When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be; Nile Waters, Saharan Sands: Adventures of a Geomorphologist at Large; and The Nile Basin: Quaternary Geology, Geomorphology, and Prehistoric Environments.
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