Drinking water : a history / James Salzman.
Drinking water : a history / James Salzman.
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Publisher
New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2012.
Date
2012.
Call Numbers
G 2013/638
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Language
English
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Physical content
320 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Mother McCloud -- The fountain of youth -- Who gets to drink? -- Is it safe to drink the water? -- Death in small doses -- Blue terror -- Bigger than soft drinks -- Need versus greed -- Finding water for the twenty-first century -- Afterword: A glass half empty/a glass half full....
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Publisher
New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2012.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
Duke professor James Salzman shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time--from globalization and social justice to terrorism and climate change--and how humans have been wrestling with these problems for centuries.
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Full title
Drinking water : a history / James Salzman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-309) and index.
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G 2013/638
Record Identifier
74VvBROVPK0d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvBROVPK0d
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ISBN
0715645285 (UK)
9781590207208 (US)
1590207203 (US)
9780715645284 (UK)
DDC
333.9122
MMS ID
991016409509702626
