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_aAmrith, Sunil _9381994 |
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| 245 | _aUnruly waters: how mountain rivers and monsoons have shaped South Asia's history | ||
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_bAllen Lane _c2018 _aLondon |
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_axvii, 397 p. _bIncludes bibliographical references and index |
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| 504 | _aTable of contents: The shape of modern Asia Water and empire This parched land The aqueous atmosphere The struggle for water Water and freedom Rivers divided, rivers dammed The ocean and the underground Stormy horizons Epilogue: history and memory at the water's edge. | ||
| 520 | _aSouth Asia's history has been shaped by its waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith re imagines this history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, rivers and seas - and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to control them. He shows how fears and dreams of water have, throughout South Asia, shaped visions of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. Every year humans have watched with overwhelming anxiety for the nature of that year's monsoon to be revealed, with entire populations living or dying on the outcome. From the first small weather-reporting stations to today's satellites, the modern battle both to understand and manage water has literally been a matter of life or death. Today, Asian nations are racing to construct hundreds of dams in the Himalayas, with dire environmental impacts; hundreds of millions crowd into coastal cities threatened by cyclones and storm surges. In an age of climate change, this highly original work of history is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not only Asia's past but its future. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/290/290609/unruly-waters/9780241247051.html | ||
| 650 | _aWater - Social aspects - Asia - History | ||
| 650 | _aBodies of water - Social aspects - Asia - History | ||
| 650 | _aWater and civilization | ||
| 650 | _aRivers - Asia - History | ||
| 650 | _aAsia - Civilization - Environmental aspects | ||
| 650 | _aAsia - Environmental conditions | ||
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