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Water : the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization / by Solomon, Steven.(CARDINAL)751979;
Includes bibliographical reference (pages 501-564) and index.Water in ancient history. The indispensable resource ; Water and the start of civilization ; Rivers, irrigation, and the earliest empires ; Seafaring, trade, and the making of the Mediterranean world ; The Grand Canal and the flourishing of Chinese civilization ; Islam, deserts, and the destiny of history's most water-fragile civilization -- Water and the ascendancy of the West. Waterwheel, plow, cargo ship, and the awakening of Europe ; The voyages of discovery and the launch of the oceanic era ; Steam power, industry, and the Age of the British Empire -- Water and the making of the modern industrial society. The sanitary revolution ; Water frontiers and the emergence of the United States ; The Canal to America's Century ; Giant dams, water abundance, and the rise of global society -- The age of scarcity. Water : the new oil ; Thicker than blood : the water-famished Middle East ; From have to have-not : mounting water distress in Asia's rising giants ; Opportunity for scarcity : the new policies of water in industrial democracies."A narrative account of how water has shaped human society from the ancient past to the present"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Water and civilization.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 12
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The luck of water / by Decerega, Ignacio,Film directorCinematographerdirector(DLC)no2010093349; Jasso, Cristóbal,Film directordirector(local)tlcaut1709038602358643999; EPF Media,Publisher(DLC)no2017152811;
The film profiles two rivers and a sacred saltwater lagoon system in the indigenous Mixtec, mestizo, and Afro-descendant communities in the Oaxaca's coastal region in Mexico. For indigenous Mixtec communities upstream, the fate of water is in the hands of gods and rain goddesses that dwell in caves and mountains. For mestizo farmers and population in urban centers, everything revolves around water scarcity and pollution. For Afro Mexican fishermen downstream, the crucial issue is the quantity of fish and the complex relationship between river runoff and ocean saltwater.Rating: Not rated.DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Feature films; Documentary films; Nonfiction films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Lagoons; Water and civilization;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Out of the earth : civilization and the life of the soil / by Hillel, Daniel.(CARDINAL)512568;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-310) and index.
Subjects: Agriculture.; Soil and civilization.; Soils.; Water and civilization.; Water-supply.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Elixir : a history of water and humankind / by Fagan, Brian M.(CARDINAL)141937;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Canals, furrows, and rice paddies. The elixir of life ; Farmers and furrows ; "Whoever has a channel has a wife" ; Hohokam : "Something that is all gone" ; The power of the waters -- Waters from afar. Landscapes of Enlil ; The lands of Enki ; "I caused a canal to be cut" ; The waters of Zeus ; Aquae Romae -- Cisterns and monsoons. Waters that purify ; China's sorrow -- Ancient American hydrologists. The water lily lords ; Triumphs of gravity -- Gravity and beyond. The waters of Islam ; "Lifting power-- more certain than that of a hundred men" ; Mastery?The elixir of life -- Farmers and furrows -- "Whoever has a channel has a wife" -- Hohokam: "Something that is all gone" -- The power of the waters -- Landscapes of Enlil -- The lands of Enki -- "I caused a canal to be cut" -- The waters of Zeus -- Aquae Romae -- Waters that purify -- China's sorrow -- The water lily lords -- The triumph of gravity -- The waters of Islam -- "Lifting power more than that of a hundred men".The story of our most vital resource, and how it has shaped the history of every human society, spans five millennia, from ancient Mesopotamia to the parched Sun Belt, from ancient Rome, whose mighty aqueducts still supply modern cities, to China, where emperors marshaled armies of laborers in a centuries-long struggle to tame powerful rivers. Anthropologist Fagan sets out three ages of water: In the first, lasting thousands of years, water was scarce--so precious that it became sacred in almost every culture. By the time of the Industrial Revolution, human ingenuity had brought water to the most arid landscapes. This was the second age: water as commodity. Even bone-dry regions like the American Southwest glittered with swimming pools and golf courses. Today, we are entering a third age: as our population approaches nine billion and ancient aquifers run dry, we must learn once again to treat this essence of life with humility, even reverence.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Water and civilization; Water.; Water; Water;
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The water kingdom : a secret history of China / by Ball, Philip,1962-author.(CARDINAL)207976;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-332) and index.Introduction: rain on the Summer Palace -- The great rivers -- Yangtze and Yellow: the axes of China's geography -- Out of the water -- The myths and origins of ancient China -- Finding the way -- Water as source and metaphor in Daoism and Confucianism -- Channels of power -- How China's waterways shaped its political landscape -- Voyages of the eunuch admiral -- How China explored the world -- Rise and fall of the hydraulic state -- Taming the waters by bureaucracy -- War on the waters -- Rivers and lakes as sites and instruments of conflict -- Mao's dams -- The technocratic vision of a new China -- The fluid art of expression -- How water infuses Chinese painting and literature -- Water and China's future -- Threats, promises and a new dialogue.
Subjects: Water and civilization.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Water 4.0 : the past, present, and future of the world's most vital resource / by Sedlak, David L.(CARDINAL)668032;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we're done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot be solved without a fundamental change to our relationship with water, David Sedlak explains in this enlightening book. To make informed decisions about the future, we need to understand the three revolutions in urban water systems that have occurred over the past 2,500 years and the technologies that will remake the system. The author starts by describing Water 1.0, the early Roman aqueducts, fountains, and sewers that made dense urban living feasible. He then details the development of drinking water and sewage treatment systems--the second and third revolutions in urban water. He offers an insider's look at current systems that rely on reservoirs, underground pipe networks, treatment plants, and storm sewers to provide water that is safe to drink, before addressing how these water systems will have to be reinvented. For everyone who cares about reliable, clean, abundant water, this book is essential reading"--
Subjects: Water and civilization; Water resources development; Water-supply engineering; Water;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Drinking water : a history / by Salzman, James.(CARDINAL)683150;
Introduction: Mother McCloud -- The fountain of youth -- Who gets to drink? -- Is it safe to drink the water? -- Death in small doses -- Blue terror -- Bigger than soft drinks -- Need versus greed -- Finding water for the twenty-first century -- Afterword : a glass half empty/a glass half full.The author, a professor at Duke University and an environmental policy expert shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time, from globalization and social justice to terrorism and climate change, and how humans have been wrestling with these problems for centuries. When we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle, we might not give a second thought to where our drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to the glass is far more complex than we might think. With concerns over pollution and new technologies like fracking, is it safe to drink tap water? Should we feel guilty buying bottled water? Is the water we drink vulnerable to terrorist attacks? With springs running dry and reservoirs emptying, where is our water going to come from in the future? This book shows just how complex a simple glass of water can be.
Subjects: Drinking water.; Drinking water; Water and civilization; Water-supply.; Water-supply; Water quality.; Water quality management.; Water conservation; Drinking water; Water.; Water;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Unruly waters : how rains, rivers, coasts and seas have shaped Asia's history / by Amrith, Sunil S.,1979-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.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."Despite 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."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Water; Bodies of water; Water and civilization.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Blockade running during the Civil War and the effect of land and water transportation on the Confederacy / by Bradlee, Francis Boardman Crowninshield,1881-1928.(CARDINAL)181999;
Blockade running during the Civil War.--The railroads and the Confederacy.--The Confederate Post Office Department.--The telegraphs and the Confederacy.--The Southern Express Company.
Subjects: Confederate States of America. Navy.; Communication and traffic; Old State Library Collection.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Walking Rome's waters / by Rinne, Katherine Wentworth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-303) and index.The pilgrimage of water in Rome -- The "floating city" -- The Tiber's seaward rush -- Ponte Sisto, the Tiber Island, and their neighboring shores -- River of fortune -- Roman aqueducts -- Romavecchia -- Emperors, popes, and wealthy women -- Acqua Felice and the Roman Council -- The Caelian, Esquiline, and Oppian Hills -- Imperial playground and papal domain -- The source of the soul : water for Rome's villas and gardens -- The Janicuum and Travestere -- Northern Campo Marzio -- La Terrina to Piazza Sant'Ignazio -- An ocean deity talks with some river gods."An engaging guide to the waterways of Rome and their role in shaping the city's culture, history, and landscape"--"Written by a leading expert on the water infrastructure of Rome, this grand tour offers a new way to appreciate the history, geology, and character of the ancient and contemporary city. Richly illustrated itineraries wind through Rome's streets, piazzas, and gardens, following the trail of water as it flows, propelled by gravity, through different neighborhoods. In addition to mapping thirteen walking tours, Katherine Wentworth Rinne also pulls the reader underground-where hidden springs and streams still flow-to illuminate how Rome's complex topography has been transformed since antiquity, as well as into the sky, imaginatively flying over Rome's villas and parks to give readers a sense of the infrastructure through an aerial view. Whether enjoyed from an armchair at home or as a companion on strolls next to aqueducts, fountains, and the Tiber River, this guidebook, filled with the author's unique insights, brings the vibrant world of Rome's water to life, with its eddies and whorls twisting throughout the city's storied history."--
Subjects: Water and architecture; Cultural landscapes; Water-supply; Water and civilization; Fountains; Aqueducts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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