Water : the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization
Solomon, Steven2010
Book
"A narrative account of how water has shaped human society from the ancient past to the present"--Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Water : the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization / Steven Solomon.
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
New York, NY : Harper, c2010.
Collation:
[xi], 596 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references (p. [551]-564) and index.
Contents:
Pt. 1. Water in Ancient History -- 1. The Indispensable Resource -- 2. Water and the Start of Civilization -- 3. Rivers, Irrigation, and the Earliest Empires -- 4. Seafaring, Trade, and the Making of the Mediterranean World -- 5. The Grand Canal and the Flourishing of Chinese Civilization -- 6. Islam, Deserts, and the Destiny of History's Most Water-Fragile Civilization -- Pt. 2. Water and the Ascendancy of the West -- 7. Waterwheel, Plow, Cargo Ship, and the Awakening of Europe -- 8. The Voyages of Discovery and the Launch of the Oceanic Era -- 9. Steam Power, Industry, and the Age of the British Empire -- Pt. 3. Water and the Making of the Modern Industrial Society -- 10. The Sanitary Revolution -- 11. Water Frontiers and the Emergence of the United States -- 12. The Canal to America's Century -- 13. Giant Dams, Water Abundance, and the Rise of Global Society -- Pt. 4. The Age of Scarcity -- 14. Water: The New Oil -- 15. Thicker Than Blood: The Water-Famished Middle East -- 16. From Have to Have-Not: Mounting Water Distress in Asia's Rising Giants -- 17. Opportunity from Scarcity: The New Politics of Water in the Industrial Democracies.
ISBN:
9780060548308 (hbk)0060548304 (hbk)97800605483150060548304
Dewey class:
553.7
LC class:
CB482
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
132469
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 553.7 SOLO | Available |