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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Amrith, Sunil S., 1979- author.     Subjects     Water -- Social aspects -- Asia -- History.     Bodies of water -- Social aspects -- Asia -- History.     Water and civilization.     Asia -- Civilization -- Environmental aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Amrith, Sunil S., 1979- author.       by title:      Unruly waters : how ...         MARC Display

Unruly waters : how rains, rivers, coasts and seas have shaped Asia's history / Sunil Amrith. by Amrith, Sunil S., 1979- author. New York : Basic Books, 2018. Subjects Water -- Social aspects -- Asia -- History.   Bodies of water -- Social aspects -- Asia -- History.   Water and civilization.   Asia -- Civilization -- Environmental aspects. ISBN:  9780465097722 (hardcover) : 0465097723 (hardcover) Description:  xvii, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  The shape of modern Asia -- Water and empire -- This parched land -- The aqueous atmosphere -- The struggle for water -- Water and freedom -- Rivers divided, rivers dammed -- The ocean and the underground -- Stormy horizons -- Epilogue: history and memory at the water's edge. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Asia's history has been shaped by her waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines Asia's history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, and seas--and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to control them. Looking out from India, he shows how dreams and fears of water shaped visions of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. Today, Asian nations are racing to construct hundreds of dams in the Himalayas, with dire environmental impacts; hundreds of millions crowd into coastal cities threatened by cyclones and storm surges. In an age of climate change, Unruly Waters is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Asia's past and its future"--Amazon.com.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hanapepe Public Library Adult Nonfiction 950 Amrith Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 950 Am Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 950 Amrith Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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