Water, Scale and Materiality : Anthropological Perspectives on Hydrosocial Relations.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strang, Veronica.

Series:

Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology Series

Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology Series ; v.36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water.

Water conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2026.

Summary:

Addresses diverse beliefs and values in relation to water and elucidate their social and ecological impacts. Addresses the challenge of reconciling different scales of environmental engagement. Encourages productive conversations between material culture specialists and anthropologists working on infrastructure.

Contents:

Water, Scale and Materiality

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgements

Cover Page Image

Introduction

Chapter 1. Waves, In Silico

Chapter 2. Flux and Flows in the Waters of Yolngu Country, Northeast Arnhem Land

Chapter 3. From Rivulet to Flood

Chapter 4. Unsettling Ice

Chapter 5. The Arts of Streaming Central Asian River Life

Chapter 6. From Local to Virtual Water

Conclusion

Afterword

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-83695-487-5

OCLC:

1583182245