The Ideal River: How Control of Nature Shaped the International Order - Paperbackby Joanne Yao (Author) The environment has traditionally been a marginal concern in international relations, but the climate crisis has highlighted the importance of the relationship between society and the natural world. In The ideal river, Joanne Yao offers a remarkable account of how nineteenth century efforts to tame nature shaped our modern international order. Examining historic attempts to establish international commissions on three