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Unruly Waters: How Mountain Rivers and Monsoons Have Shaped South Asia's History by Sunil Amrith (Hardcover, 2018)
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A bold new perspective on the history of Asia, highlighting the long quest to tame its waters Asia's history has been shaped by its 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 of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. 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, Unruly Waters is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not only Asia's past but its future.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780241247051
eBay Product ID (ePID)5046674483
Product Key Features
Number of Pages416 Pages
Publication NameUnruly Waters: How Mountain Rivers and Monsoons Have Shaped South Asia's History
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeography & Geosciences, Science, History
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
AuthorSunil Amrith
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight648 g
Item Width162 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorSunil Amrith
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