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Enduring acequias : wisdom of the land, knowledge of the water / Juan Estevan Arellano ; cover photographer, Rich Reid ; cover and interior design, Catherine Leonardo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arellano, Juan Estevan, author.
- Series:
- Querencias series.
- Querencias Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Irrigation canals and flumes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (234 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For generations the Río Embudo watershed in northern New Mexico has been the home of Juan Estevan Arellano and his ancestors. From this unique perspective Arellano explores the ways people use water in dry places around the world. Touching on the Middle East, Europe, Mexico, and South America before circling back to New Mexico, Arellano makes a case for preserving the acequia irrigation system and calls for a future that respects the ecological limitations of the land.
- Contents:
- Sacred water: origin of life, drink of knowledge
- The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: the water road
- Brief history of the Embudo land grant
- La merced: el juicio de la tierra
- Mi querencia: acequia junta y cienaga, a sense of place in a displaced world
- Epilogue: a la acequia o a la escuela.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826355089
- 0826355080
- OCLC:
- 886116628
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