Blood and Water

The Indus River Basin in Modern History

Nonfiction, History, Asian, India
Cover of the book Blood and Water by David Gilmartin, University of California Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David Gilmartin ISBN: 9780520960831
Publisher: University of California Press Publication: June 5, 2015
Imprint: University of California Press Language: English
Author: David Gilmartin
ISBN: 9780520960831
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: June 5, 2015
Imprint: University of California Press
Language: English

The Indus basin was once an arid pastoral watershed, but by the second half of the twentieth century, it had become one of the world’s most heavily irrigated and populated river basins. Launched under British colonial rule in the nineteenth century, this irrigation project spurred political, social, and environmental transformations that continued after the 1947 creation of the new states of India and Pakistan. In this first large-scale environmental history of the region, David Gilmartin focuses on the changes that occurred in the basin as a result of the implementation of the world’s largest modern integrated irrigation system. This masterful work of scholarship explores how environmental transformation is tied to the creation of communities and nations, focusing on the intersection of politics, statecraft, and the environment.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Indus basin was once an arid pastoral watershed, but by the second half of the twentieth century, it had become one of the world’s most heavily irrigated and populated river basins. Launched under British colonial rule in the nineteenth century, this irrigation project spurred political, social, and environmental transformations that continued after the 1947 creation of the new states of India and Pakistan. In this first large-scale environmental history of the region, David Gilmartin focuses on the changes that occurred in the basin as a result of the implementation of the world’s largest modern integrated irrigation system. This masterful work of scholarship explores how environmental transformation is tied to the creation of communities and nations, focusing on the intersection of politics, statecraft, and the environment.

More books from University of California Press

Cover of the book The Fifth Beginning by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book Selling Women by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book Selected Works of D.T. Suzuki, Volume II by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book The Atlas of Water by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book The Biology and Ecology of Giant Kelp Forests by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book Japan's Total Empire by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book Race for Empire by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book A Just Defiance by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book The Modern World-System II by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book A Critical History of Early Rome by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book Mainstreaming Black Power by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book Falling Behind by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book In Your Eyes a Sandstorm by David Gilmartin
Cover of the book Body Counts by David Gilmartin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy