{"product_id":"9789400991736","title":"Monographiae Biologicae","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMonographiae Biologicae\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRzóska, J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eScope and limitations of this book I am trying here to present the natural history of a land largely created and dominated by two great rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris. All rivers have two main functions, quite different from lakes; they transport water and eroded material sometimes over large distances. The astute Greeks, who penetrated here in the 4th century B.C., called the land Mesopotamia, an apt name; it is the only region in the Near East, except Egypt, having the benefit of large rivers. Another name coined in antiquity was 'Fertile Crescent', stretching from Egypt to present day Iraq; Herodotus marvelled at the fertility of the soils, the abundance of water and the magnificent cities of Mesopotamia. Thus a further role of some great rivers is recognized as foci of human development. The desire to collate this book arose from a similar motif as in the Nile book (1976), the intricate connection between man and rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-10-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789400991736\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-009-9171-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 244cm x156cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 132\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44450479243404,"sku":"9789400991736","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789400991736.jpg?v=1775709434","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789400991736","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}