A History of Water: Series I: Vol. 2: Water Control and River Biographies: 1: Series I, Volume 1: Water Control and River Biographies

Terje Tvedt and E. Jakobsson

ISBN 10: 185043445X / ISBN 13: 9781850434450

Published by I.B.Tauris, 2005

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Water: Series I: Vol. 2: Water Control and River Biographies: 1: Series I, Volume 1: Water Control and River Biographies
• Publisher: I.B.Tauris
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185043445X
• ISBN 13: 9781850434450
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This volume is the first of three that explore all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times to the present day. The contributors examine the changing histories of water as a private or common good; the politics of water at local, urban, national and international level; water in cities; great river plans; dams; river biographies; and images of water in religion, myth, literature and art. Empirical and ethnographic case studies from around the world feature.

About the Author

Terje Tvedt is Professor of Geography at the University of Bergen and has been Professor of Political Science and of Global History at the University of Oslo, Norway. He has published extensively on water-related topics. His books include The River Nile in the Age of the British (2004), A Journey in the Future of Water (2013), and he is the Series Editor of the pioneering History of Water series. He has also made three award-winning TV-documentaries on water: A Journey in the History of Water, The Future of Water and The Nile Quest.