Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia's History
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From a MacArthur "Genius," a bold new perspective on the history of Asia, highlighting the long quest to tame its waters Asia's history has been shaped by her waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith 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 control them. Looking out from India, he shows how...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0465097723
ISBN13:9780465097722
Release Date:December 2018
Publisher:Basic Books
Length:416 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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