Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind

by Brian M. Fagan

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Elixir spans five millennia, from ancient Mesopotamia to the parched present of the Sun Belt. As Brian Fagan shows, every human society has been shaped by its relationship toour most essential resource. Fagan's sweeping narrative moves across the world, from ancient Greece and 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. He sets...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:160819003X

ISBN13:9781608190034

Release Date:June 2011

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Length:416 Pages

Weight:1.43 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"

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Conservation Engineering Historical Study & Educational Resources History Natural Resources Nature Nature & Ecology Science Science & Math Science & Scientists

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