Imagen 1 de 1
Galería
Imagen 1 de 1
¿Quieres vender uno?
Water: A Biography by
USD9,30
Aproximadamente7,98 EUR
Estado:
En buen estado
Libro que se ha leído pero que está en buen estado. Daños mínimos en la tapa, incluidas rozaduras, pero sin roturas ni agujeros. Es posible que no incluya sobrecubierta para tapas duras. Tapa muy poco desgastada. La mayoría de las páginas están en buen estado con muy pocas arrugas o roturas. El texto subrayado a lápiz es prácticamente inexistente, no hay texto resaltado ni anotaciones en los márgenes. No faltan páginas. Consulta el anuncio del vendedor para obtener más información y la descripción de cualquier posible imperfección.
Más de 10 disponibles
- ¡Cómpralo ya!Water: A Biography by
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Envío:
Gratis USPS Media MailTM.
Ubicado en: Columbia, Missouri, Estados Unidos
Entrega:
Entrega prevista entre el mar. 12 ago. y el lun. 18 ago. a 94104
Devoluciones:
30 días para devoluciones. El comprador paga el envío de la devolución..
Pagos:
Compra con confianza
El vendedor asume toda la responsabilidad de este anuncio.
N.º de artículo de eBay:235567036547
Última actualización el 05 jul 2025 12:39:57 H.EspVer todas las actualizacionesVer todas las actualizaciones
Características del artículo
- Estado
- ISBN
- 9781524748234
Acerca de este producto
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1524748234
ISBN-13
9781524748234
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24050391758
Product Key Features
Book Title
Water : a Biography
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Earth Sciences / Geography, Earth Sciences / Geology, Social History, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
25.5 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-037044
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Giulio Boccaletti's book is a remarkable achievement: a readable history of the world, seen through the history of water management. He shows, with clarity and erudition, how this is in reality a political, not a technological issue. Throughout history, humans have tried to conquer water, but water always wins; and it would be better for humanity if we realised it. The book is a real tour de force; it should be essential reading for every politician, as well as the rest of us." -- Professor Chris Wickham, FBA, Chichele Professor of Medieval History (Emeritus) and Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford; Author of The Inheritance of Rome: A history of Europe from 400 to 1000. "In a dazzling tale that spans millennia, geography, science, and human civilizations, Water: A Biography is more than the story of water. With water as its connecting tissue, this is a story of ideas and institutions; of tensions between individual enterprise and collective action; of human needs and planetary dynamics that outstrip human agency to manage Nature. Stretching back to nomadic foragers through early city-states to modern mega-nations, this saga of water is a saga of political architecture and the linkages of institutions, nations, and collective action to the exigencies of securing and sustaining water for people. I am astonished at its breadth, depth, and scholarship, at once encyclopedic yet also highly readable." -- Lynn Scarlett, Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior; Chief External Affairs Officer, The Nature Conservancy. "A revealing and accessible analysis of one of society's longest and most fundamental relationships with the planet. It traces how institutions have evolved to cope with the challenge of managing and regulating the competition for water on which all the Earth's very dynamic ecosystems depend. Water is one of Nature's flows. It defies capture by concepts such as sovereignty. The analysis is very deeply informed because the author has worked with the most experienced professionals and scientists who have studied and sometimes made the history of water. It is a very complicated story told with elegance and authority." -- Professor Tony Allan, King's College London; Winner of the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize; Author of The Middle East Water Question " Water: A Biography is a masterly, compelling history of the relationship between society and water. It weaves politics, history, and science in a riveting narrative that spans millennia. Giulio Boccaletti has spent years working on water issues at the highest level and it shows. This is a monumental work, which is a must read for anyone wanting to understand the role of water in human history." -- Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman Emeritus, Neslté S.A.; Vice-Chairman, Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum.
Dewey Decimal
909
Table Of Content
Prologue ix PART I ORIGINS 1 Standing Still in a World of Moving Water 3 2 The Rise of the Hydraulic State 16 3 Bronze Age Globalization 29 4 An Article of Faith 41 5 The Politics of Water 53 6 Res Publica 66 PART II A THOUSAND YEARS OF CONVERGENCE 7 Fragments of the Past 83 8 The Republic Returns 96 9 Water Sovereignty 110 10 American River Republic 123 1 1 Global Water Empire 136 12 The Great Utopian Synthesis 151 PART III THE HYDRAULIC CENTURY 13 Setting the Stage for Revolution 167 14 Crisis and Its Discontent 181 15 Industrializing Modernity 195 16 FDR's Modernization Project 210 17 Cold War 224 18 The Great Acceleration 238 19 The End of an Era 251 PART IV FINALE 20 A World of Scarcity 267 2 1 A Planetary Experiment 281 Coda 293 Acknowledgments 299 Notes 301 Bibliography 331 Index 359
Synopsis
Spanning millennia and continents, a revealing history that "tackles the most important story of our time- our relationship with water in a world of looming scarcity" (Kelly McEvers, NPR Host). "Far more than a biography of its nominal subject ... The book stands as a compelling history of civilization itself."- The Wall Street Journal Book Review Writing with authority and brio, Giulio Boc-caletti-honorary research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Univer-sity of Oxford-shrewdly combines environmental and social history, beginning with the earliest civ-ilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates Rivers. Even as he describes how these societies were made possible by sea-level changes from the last glacial melt, he incisively examines how this type of farming led to irrigation and multiple cropping, which, in turn, led to a population explosion and labor specialization. We see with clarity how irrigation's structure informed social structure (inventions such as the calendar sprung from agricultural necessity); how in ancient Greece, the communal ownership of wells laid the groundwork for democracy; how the Greek and Roman experiences with water security resulted in systems of taxation; and how the modern world as we know it began with a legal framework for the development of water infrastructure. Extraordinary for its monumental scope and piercing insightfulness, Water- A Biography richly enlarges our understanding of our relationship to-and fundamental reliance on-the most elemental substance on earth., Spanning millennia and continents, here is a stunningly revealing history of how the distribution of water has shaped human civilization. Boccaletti, of The Nature Conservancy, "tackles the most important story of our time: our relationship with water in a world of looming scarcity" (Kelly McEvers, NPR Host). Writing with authority and brio, Giulio Boccaletti--honorary research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford--shrewdly combines environmental and social history, beginning with the earliest civilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates Rivers. Even as he describes how these societies were made possible by sea-level changes from the last glacial melt, he incisively examines how this type of farming led to irrigation and multiple cropping, which, in turn, led to a population explosion and labor specialization. We see with clarity how irrigation's structure informed social structure (inventions such as the calendar sprung from agricultural necessity); how in ancient Greece, the communal ownership of wells laid the groundwork for democracy; how the Greek and Roman experiences with water security resulted in systems of taxation; and how the modern world as we know it began with a legal framework for the development of water infrastructure. Extraordinary for its monumental scope and piercing insightfulness, Water: A Biography richly enlarges our understanding of our relationship to--and fundamental reliance on--the most elemental substance on earth.
LC Classification Number
GB659.6.B63 2021
Descripción del artículo del vendedor
Información de vendedor profesional
Acerca de este vendedor
textbooks_source
99,2% de votos positivos•250 mil artículos vendidos
Registrado como vendedor profesional
Votos de vendedor (39.857)
- l***l (54)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadaPurchased and quickly cancelled order. The seller monitors messages and cancelled the order before it shipped with a full refund. Honest seller, good prices, and excellent customer service. I would reconsider purchasing from this seller. A++The Arras Witch Treatises: Johannes Tinctor's Invectives contre la secte de vau (#235954445229)
- b***r (58)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadaUnfortunately the book I received was in bad shape and was a different edition than was shown in the listing, however, my experience with the seller was excellent! I reached out requesting a refund and very quickly received a very professional and friendly reply and an immediate refund. Based on this experience I would recommend buying from this seller!Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (#335858773063)
- 9***x (38)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Mes pasadoCompra verificadaFast shipping. The package was sealed well, but no padding was added to secure the item inside the box. The book's condition was a bit worse than expected. With only a stock photo provided in the listing, a more detailed description of the book's condition should have been provided.
textbooks_source
99,2% de votos positivos•250 mil artículos vendidos
Registrado como vendedor profesional
Votos de vendedor (39.857)
- l***l (54)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadaPurchased and quickly cancelled order. The seller monitors messages and cancelled the order before it shipped with a full refund. Honest seller, good prices, and excellent customer service. I would reconsider purchasing from this seller. A++The Arras Witch Treatises: Johannes Tinctor's Invectives contre la secte de vau (#235954445229)
- b***r (58)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadaUnfortunately the book I received was in bad shape and was a different edition than was shown in the listing, however, my experience with the seller was excellent! I reached out requesting a refund and very quickly received a very professional and friendly reply and an immediate refund. Based on this experience I would recommend buying from this seller!Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (#335858773063)
- 9***x (38)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Mes pasadoCompra verificadaFast shipping. The package was sealed well, but no padding was added to secure the item inside the box. The book's condition was a bit worse than expected. With only a stock photo provided in the listing, a more detailed description of the book's condition should have been provided.