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100	1		_aAmrith, Sunil S., _d1979- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aUnruly waters : _bhow mountain rivers and monsoons have shaped south Asia's history /​ _cSunil Amrith.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aLondon : _b Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, _c2018.
300			_aix, 397 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_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			_aDespite its ferociously wet climate of monsoons and cyclones, Asia contains less usable freshwater than any continent except Antarctica. Nevertheless, more than half the world's population calls Asia home. The struggle for water has been a driving force in modern Asian history. In [this book], historian Sunil Amrith boldly 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 tame and control them. From the nineteenth century to the present, dreams and fears of water have informed visions of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to transform nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. Starting in India, which is at the heart of the story, Amrith traces this dramatic history by following the monsoons, the mountain rivers, and the ocean currents as they cross Asia's borders, linking South Asia with China and Southeast Asia. Today, India, China, and other Asian nations are racing to construct hundreds of dams in the Himalayas, with dire environmental impacts far downstream. Hundreds of millions of people live in Asia's coastal cities, increasingly threatened by cyclones and storm surges. In an age of climate change, Unruly Waters is an urgent new perspective on the history of Asia, and essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how the continent's past shapes and constrains its possible futures.
650		0	_aWater _xSocial aspects _zAsia _xHistory.
650		0	_aBodies of water _xSocial aspects _zAsia _xHistory.
650		0	_aWater and civilization.
651		0	_aAsia _xCivilization _xEnvironmental aspects.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aAmrith, Sunil S., 1979- author. _tUnruly waters _bFirst edition. _dNew York : Basic Books, 2018 _z9780465097739 _w(DLC) 2018036442
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