02211nam a22002897a 4500 34970 BD-DhAAL 20190731104054.0 190730t20182018enkab||| |||| 001 0 eng d 40773 40773 9780241247051 BD-DhAAL 23 950 Amrith, Sunni 33293 Unruly waters : how rains, rivers, coasts and seas have shaped Asia's history / Sunni Amrith New York ; India : Penguin Books, c2018 xvii, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. The 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. "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. ENH Trim Education 34970 Water Social aspects Asia History. 33294 Water and civilization. 33295 Bodies of water Social aspects Asia History. 33296 Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 950_000000000000000_AMR 0 65894 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2019-07-25 Trim Education 2995.00 1 950 AMR 3010034970 2025-01-23 2024-09-28 1 2995.00 2019-07-25 BK