Sunil Amrith / Unruly Waters How Rains Rivers Coasts and Seas Have Shaped Asia's

Description: Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia's History Author: Sunil Amrith Title: Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia's History Publication: Basic Books, 2018 Description: Hardcover. New tightly bound hardcover in a new dust jacket. 8vo. (6.5 x 1.38 x 9.55 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes index, maps, and B&W photographs. 416 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. From a MacArthur "Genius," a bold new perspective on the history of Asia, highlighting the long quest to tame its watersAsia'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 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 Asia's past and its future. Seller ID: 2344 Subject: Asia, Ecology The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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