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Item Details
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THIRST
WATER AND POWER IN THE ANCIENT WORLD |
| By: |
Steven Mithen |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£23.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674072189 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674072183 |
| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
26 November, 2012 |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
Freshwater shortages will affect 75 per cent of the world's population by 2050. The author puts this crisis into context by exploring 10,000 years of water management. He tells of civilizations defeated by the water challenge, and of technological ingenuity that sustained communities in hostile environments. |
| Synopsis: |
Freshwater shortages will affect 75% of the world's population by 2050. Mithen puts this crisis into context by exploring 10,000 years of water management. Thirst tells of civilizations defeated by the water challenge, and of technological ingenuity that sustained communities in hostile environments. Work with nature, not against it, he advises. |
| US Grade: |
College Graduate Student |
| Illustrations: |
47 color illustrations, 17 line illustrations, 1 maps |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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