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Unruly Waters (häftad, eng)

Penguin Books Ltd

Unruly Waters (häftad, eng)

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''An enthralling, elegantly written and, ultimately, profoundly alarming history'' Economist

A bold new perspective on the history of South Asia, telling its story through its climate, and the long quest to tame its waters

South Asia''s history has been shaped by its watersIn Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines 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 outcomeFrom 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 surgesIn 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.




Format Häftad Omfång 416 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Penguin Books Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2020-01-02 ISBN 9780141982632

Artikel.nr.

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Egenskaper

Språkversion

Engelska

Bokomslagstyp

Pocket

Antal sidor

416 sidor

Skrivet av

Sunil Amrith

Utgivare

Penguin Random House

Släpp datum

02,01,2020

Publiceringsår

2020

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

9780141982632

Vikt & dimension

Bredd

129 mm

Djup

23 mm

Höjd

198 mm

Vikt

303 g

Penguin Books Ltd

Unruly Waters (häftad, eng)

219 kr

219 kr

I lager

Fre, 14 feb - mån, 17 feb


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