000 00954 a2200157 4500
020 _a9780141982632
082 _a954
_bAMR
100 _aAmrith, Sunil
_989737
245 _aUnruly waters : how rains, rivers, coasts, and seas have shaped Asia's history
260 _aNew Delhi
_bPenguin Books
_c2018
300 _axviii,397p.
505 _aContents List of Maps ix Maps x A Note on Names and Terminology xvii 1. The Shape of Modern Asia 1 2. Water and Empire 17 3. The Parched Land 65 4. The Aqueous Atmosphere 91 5. The Struggle for Water 113 6. Water and Freedom 147 7. Rivers Divided, Rivers Dammed 175 8. The Ocean and the Underground 229 9. Stormy Horizons 269 Eplogue : History and Memory at the Water's Edge 325 Acknowledgements 331 Archies and Special Collections 339 Notes 341 Index 381
890 _aIndia
891 _aGeneral
942 _2ddc
999 _c72212
_d72212