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100			_aAmrith, Sunni _933293
245			_aUnruly waters : _bhow rains, rivers, coasts and seas have shaped Asia's history / _cSunni Amrith
260			_aNew York ; _aIndia : _bPenguin Books, _cc2018
300			_axvii, 397 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm.
505			_aThe shape of modern Asia -- Water and empire -- This parched land -- The aqueous atmosphere -- The struggle for water -- Water and freedom -- Rivers divided, rivers dammed -- The ocean and the underground -- Stormy horizons -- Epilogue: history and memory at the water's edge.
520			_a"Asia's history has been shaped by her waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines Asia's history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, and seas--and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to control them. Looking out from India, he shows how dreams and fears of water shaped visions of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. Today, Asian nations are racing to construct hundreds of dams in the Himalayas, with dire environmental impacts; hundreds of millions crowd into coastal cities threatened by cyclones and storm surges. In an age of climate change, Unruly Waters is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Asia's past and its future." -- Amazon.com.
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650			_aWater _xSocial aspects _zAsia _xHistory. _933294
650			_aWater and civilization. _933295
650			_aBodies of water _xSocial aspects _zAsia _xHistory. _933296
852			_aAyesha Abed Library _cGeneral Stacks
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