Water Wars - (Drought, Flood, Folly and the Politics of Thirst) by Diane Raines Ward (Paperback)

Name: Water Wars - (Drought, Flood, Folly and the Politics of Thirst) by Diane Raines Ward (Paperback)
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SKU: 1007768004
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Updated with new material Every day, we hear alarming news about droughts, pollution, population growth, and climate change--which threaten to make water, even more than oil, the cause of war within our lifetime.
About the Author: Diane Raines Ward is a journalist whose work has appeared in Smithsonian, Newsweek, Connoisseur, and International Wildlife.
320 Pages
Political Science, International Relations
Series Name: Drought, Flood, Folly and the Politics of Thirst

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Updated with new material

Every day, we hear alarming news about droughts, pollution, population growth, and climate change--which threaten to make water, even more than oil, the cause of war within our lifetime. Diane Raines Ward reaches beyond the headlines to illuminate our most vexing problems and tells the stories of those working to solve them: hydrologists, politicians, engineers, and everyday people. Based on ten years of research spanning five continents, Water Wars offers fresh insight into a subject to which our fate is inextricably bound.

Review Quotes

"Thorough and thoughtful." --Detroit Free-Press

"An engaging story...[with] plenty to inspire and alarm." --Business Week

"Riveting...I will never turn on the tap again without thinking about where the water comes from and where it goes." --Ken Burns, producer/director of the "Civil War", "Baseball", and "Jazz" documentaries

"Clear, jargon free...comprehensive." --The Baltimore Sun

"A wonderful book [with] splendid insight." --Environmental News

"Important [and] impressive." --Ottawa Citizen

About the Author

Diane Raines Ward is a journalist whose work has appeared in Smithsonian, Newsweek, Connoisseur, and International Wildlife. She and her husband, Geoffrey C. Ward, co-wrote the book Tiger-Wallahs: Encounters with the Men Who Tried to Save the Greatest of the Great Cats. Together they run a nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation efforts in India.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.16 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .85 Inches (D)

Weight: .58 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 320

Genre: Political Science

Sub-Genre: International Relations

Series Title: Drought, Flood, Folly and the Politics of Thirst

Publisher: Riverhead Books

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Diane Raines Ward

Language: English

Street Date: June 3, 2003

TCIN: 1007768004

UPC: 9781573229951

Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-4942

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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