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Unruly Waters
Sunil Amrith
其他書名
How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia's History
出版Hachette UK, 2018-12-11
主題History / Asia / South / GeneralHistory / Historical GeographyPolitical Science / Public Policy / Energy PolicyPolitical Science / GeopoliticsPolitical Science / World / AsianSocial Science / Sociology / UrbanHistory / Asia / ChinaPolitical Science / ImperialismScience / Global Warming & Climate ChangeNature / Environmental Conservation & ProtectionPolitical Science / Public Policy / Environmental PolicyTechnology & Engineering / Environmental / General
ISBN04650977319780465097739
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xQtUDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋From a MacArthur "Genius," a bold new perspective on the history of Asia, highlighting the long quest to tame its waters

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.