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Water and society : changing perceptions of societal and historical development / Terje Tvedt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tvedt, Terje, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water and civilization.
- Water-supply--Social aspects.
- Water-supply.
- Water--Social aspects.
- Water.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 292 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- [Second edition].
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2021.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Need for a Paradigm Shift
- 2. Water-Society Systems and the Success of the West
- 3. Rivers and Empire
- 4. Religion and the Enigma of Water
- 5. Between the Hydrological and Hydrosocial Cycle: The History of Cities
- 6. Water, Sovereignty and the Myth of Westphalia
- 7. Water and International Law
- 8. Water-Society Relations and the History of the Long Term
- 9. Water and Climate Change
- 10. A Critique of the Social Science Tradition.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2016.
- Open access version available.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780755606481
- 0755606485
- OCLC:
- 1231218610
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