Command of the Waters: Iron Triangles, Federal Water Development, and Indian Water

McCool, Daniel

ISBN 10: 0520058461 / ISBN 13: 9780520058460

Published by Univ of California Pr, 1987

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First Edition, First Printing. Published by Univ of California Pr, 1987. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Command of the Waters: Iron Triangles, Federal Water Development, and Indian Water
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520058461
• ISBN 13: 9780520058460
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Much has been written about legal questions surrounding Indian water rights; this book now places them in the political framework that also includes water development. McCool analyzes the two conflicting doctrines relating to water use—one based on federal case law governing the rights of Indians on reservations, the other sanctioned by legislation and applied to non-Indians—based on the "iron triangles" of bureaucrats, legislators, and interest groups that dominate policy issues. He examines the way federal and BIA water development programs have reacted to conflict, competition, and opportunity from the turn of the century to the 1980s and updates the situation in an introduction written for this edition.

From the Back Cover

This book now place them in political framework that also includes water development. McCool examines the way federal and BIA water development programs have the turn of the century to the 1980s and updates the situation in an introduction written for the edition.