Unruly waters : how rains, rivers, coasts and seas have shaped Asia's history / Sunil Amrith.
Unruly waters : how rains, rivers, coasts and seas have shaped Asia's history / Sunil Amrith.
Unruly waters : how rains, rivers, coasts and seas have shaped Asia's history / Sunil Amrith.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2019/5054
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"Asia's history has been shaped by her waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines Asia's history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, and seas--and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to control them. Looking out from India, he shows how dreams and fears of water shaped visions...
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Unruly waters : how rains, rivers, coasts and seas have shaped Asia's history / Sunil Amrith.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2018
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G 2019/5054
Record Identifier
74VKV5ydXDzd
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ISBN
9780465097722 (hardcover)
0465097723 (hardcover)
DDC
950
MMS ID
991024272008302626
