A History of Water: Series I, Volume 1: Water Control and River Biographies
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
A History of Water: Series I, Volume 1: Water Control and River Biographies
By (Author) Terje Tvedt
Edited by Eva Jakobsson
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
I.B. Tauris
5th December 2012
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Environmental management
Development and environmental geography
Physical geography and topography
333.91
Physical Properties
Hardback
656
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
1089g
Description
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.
Author Bio
Terje Tvedt is Professor and Research Director at the Centre for Development Studies, Faculty of Social Science, University of Bergen. Eva Jakobsson is Senior Research Scientist at Stavanger University College, Norway.
