Terje Tvedt is Professor of Geography at the University of Bergen and Professor of Political Science and of Global History at the University of Oslo. He has published extensively on water related topics and presented three successful television documentaries on water, shown in 150 countries worldwide. His books include The River Nile in the Age of the British, A Journey in the Future of Water, and he is the Series Editor of the pioneering History of Water Series, all published by I.B.Tauris.

• Contents1. The water planet and the need for a paradigm shift2. Water–society systems and the success of the west3. Rivers and empire4. Water-society systems and comparative religion5. The city and water in history6. The idea of sovereignty, the myth of Westphalia and the web of water7. International water agreements and international water bodies – confluences between geography and law8. Water-society relations and the history of the long term9. Climate ad climate change10. Water-society systems: some theoretical issuesEpilogueGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex

Terje Tvedt is Professor of Geography at the University of Bergen and Professor of Political Science and of Global History at the University of Oslo. He has published extensively on water related topics and presented three successful television documentaries on water, shown in 150 countries worldwide. His books include The River Nile in the Age of the British, A Journey in the Future of Water, and he is the Series Editor of the pioneering History of Water Series, all published by I.B.Tauris.

• Contents1. The water planet and the need for a paradigm shift2. Water–society systems and the success of the west3. Rivers and empire4. Water-society systems and comparative religion5. The city and water in history6. The idea of sovereignty, the myth of Westphalia and the web of water7. International water agreements and international water bodies – confluences between geography and law8. Water-society relations and the history of the long term9. Climate ad climate change10. Water-society systems: some theoretical issuesEpilogueGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex