Francesca de Chatel

Water Sheikhs and Dam Builders

Stories of People and Water in the Middle East

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Francesca de Chatel explores the problems and paradoxes of water resources in the Middle East and North Africa

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 162mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780765803771
• ISBN-10: 0765803771
• Artikelnr.: 22524246

Autorenporträt

Francesca de Chatel

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps
List of Illustrations
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Prologue: Abundance
1. The Death of the Garden of Eden
2. A Gift from God
3. Fading Traditions
4. Chafa and Chirb, the Laws of Water
5. The Value of Water
6. Myths of Concrete and Steel
7. Making the Desert Bloom
8. Bitter Waters
9. War and Visions of Peace
10. Relearning the Meaning of Water
11. Four Stories of People and Water
Epilogue: The Smell of Rain
Bibliography
Index