How have rivers shaped human existence? With Vanessa Taylor
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Serenti. From ancient empires to modern metropolises, what can rivers tell us about the way humans build, worship, and fight for their worlds? In this episode, historian Vanessa Taylor joins host Caroline Dodds Pannock, to explore the powerful role rivers have played in shaping human history, culture, and identity.
Let's join Caroline now with more. Welcome to Intelligence Squared. I'm Caroline Dodds-Penneck. Our guest today is Vanessa Taylor. Vanessa is a historian of rivers, water and environmental history at the University of Greenwich, focusing on the politics of water use.
She has written for BBC History Magazine, appeared on Channel 4, And she also took part in the ESRC project Running the River Thames, which created a guide to the environmental history and governance of the river. Today we're discussing her new book, which obviously partly comes out of that, Seven Rivers, which explores how the world's rivers are interwoven into history and society and how they're integral to humanity's development. and survival. Welcome to Intelligence Squared, Vanessa.
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