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Water sheikhs & dam builders : stories of people and water in the Middle East / Francesca de Châtel ; with illustrations and maps by Michael Durran.
Lippincott Library HD1698.M53 C43 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Châtel, Francesca de.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water resources development--Middle East.
- Water resources development.
- Middle East.
- Water-supply--Political aspects--Middle East.
- Water-supply.
- Water-supply--Political aspects.
- Water-supply--Middle East--Planning.
- Planning.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 207 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Water sheikhs and dam builders
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, [2007]
- Contents:
- The death of the Garden of Eden
- A gift from God
- Fading traditions
- Chafa and chirb, the laws of water
- The value of water
- Myths of concrete and steel
- Making the desert bloom
- Bitter waters
- War and visions of peace
- Relearning the meaning of water
- Four stories of people and water.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780765803771
- 0765803771
- OCLC:
- 123029036
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