Water: Nature and Culture

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Veronica Strang's Water: Nature and Culture digs into the rich history ofhuman interaction with water, and is the first of its kind to give a comprehensivecultural view of water and history. Over three sections Strang looksat the physical properties of water, as well as the differences and continuitiesin humankind's relationship with water over the course of history.Water: Nature and Culture is a unique account of water history, and theways humans have interacted with water over time.

Author Bio

Veronica Strang is a cultural anthropologist affiliated to Durham University and Oxford University, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Her previous books include Water: Nature and Culture (Reaktion Books, 2015).