Thirst : water and power in the ancient world / Steven Mithen.

Freshwater shortages will affect 75% of the world's population by 2050. Mithen puts this crisis into context by exploring 10,000 years of water management. Thirst tells of civilizations defeated by the water challenge, and of technological ingenuity that sustained communities in hostile environ...

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Main Author: Mithen, Steven J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, ©2012.
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