Terje Tvedt - Böcker

Det är en världshistoria som tar oss genom 5 000 år och fram till idag. Från de första civilisationerna i Asien och Mellanöstern, genom den magnifika Ming-dynastin och det ottomanska riket för 500 år sedan, till den industriella revolutionen, kolo...

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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Despite the central importance that water has held for civilizations both ancient and modern, its social signific...

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[A] vivid travelogue. New Statesman Has much to offer. The Spectator "Sparks the imagination." BBC History Magazine "A fascinating study." BBC History Revealed Magazine Essential reading." All About History "Valiant, ...

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[A] vivid travelogue. New Statesman Has much to offer. The Spectator"e;Sparks the imagination."e; BBC History Magazine "e;A fascinating study."e; BBC History Revealed Magazine Essential reading."e; All About History"e;Valia...

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[A] vivid travelogue. New Statesman Has much to offer. The Spectator"e;Sparks the imagination."e; BBC History Magazine "e;A fascinating study."e; BBC History Revealed Magazine Essential reading."e; All About History"e;Valia...

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Challenges many of the dominant beliefs in the discourse on development and aid. Is the world witnessing a global associational revolution spearheaded by development non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Is the relationship between states and soc...

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The Nile today plays a crucial role in the economics, politics and cultural life of ten countries and their more than 300 million inhabitants. No other international river basin has a longer, more complex and eventful history than the Nile. In tel...

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Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of urgent international concern. Is flooding across Europe and Asia a warning of more extreme weather conditions in times to come? Will rising sea-levels threaten s...

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Despite the central importance that water has held for civilizations both ancient and modern, its social significance has made surprisingly little impact on our contemporary understanding of human history and development. Dominant interpretations ...

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Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of international concern. In "e;Journey in the Future of Water"e; leading water expert, TerjeTvedt, travels to 25 countries and all continents to find out m...

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As global climate change threatens to change radically both the political and physical climate with regard to water issues, so a reassessment of some of the fundamental principles of international water law is emerging. One of the most important p...

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Despite the central importance that water has held for civilizations both ancient and modern, its social significance has made surprisingly little impact on our contemporary understanding of human history and development. Dominant interpretations ...

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[A] vivid travelogue. New Statesman Has much to offer. The Spectator "Sparks the imagination." BBC History Magazine "A fascinating study." BBC History Revealed Magazine Essential reading." All About History "Valiant, ...

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These three volumes present an original exploration of all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times until the present day. Among the varied themes, the contributors exam...

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As global climate change threatens to change radically both the political and physical climate with regard to water issues, so a reassessment of some of the fundamental principles of international water law is emerging. One of the most important p...

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Major changes in policy and management , across the entire agricultural production chain, will be needed to ensure the best use of available water resources in meeting growing demands for food and other agricultural products. This new volume in th...

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The Nile today plays a crucial role in the economics, politics and cultural life of ten countries and their more than 300 million inhabitants. No other international river basin has a longer, more complex and eventful history than the Nile. In tel...

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Major changes in policy and management , across the entire agricultural production chain, will be needed to ensure the best use of available water resources in meeting growing demands for food and other agricultural products. This new volume in th...

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Major changes in policy and management , across the entire agricultural production chain, will be needed to ensure the best use of available water resources in meeting growing demands for food and other agricultural products. This new volume in th...

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As global climate change threatens to change radically both the political and physical climate with regard to water issues, so a reassessment of some of the fundamental principles of international water law is emerging. One of the most important p...

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The Nile Basin is a vast and varied area of 350 million people. Parts of the basin have become the very symbols of African misery, suffering drought, genocide, state failure and aid dependency. At its heart lies the Nile itself. Yet whilst the imp...

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How has water been perceived in different societies and across different eras of world history? How have these changing conceptions informed and influenced our ideas about society and ourselves? In "The Idea of Water" leading internation...

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Rivers and Society explores the ways in which human/river relations have shaped important historical transformation processes. With examples ranging from explorations of classical agrarian civilisations such as the Indus, Angkor and Maya, to analy...

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As the world's population continues to grow apace and an increasing number of countries aspire to a twenty-first century lifestyle so the question of access to water resources becomes ever more critical. This timely volume shows how the struggle t...

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This volume is the first of three that explore all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times to the present day. The contributors examine the changing histories of water ...

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This volume is the second of three that explore all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times to the present day. The contributors examine the changing histories of water...

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This volume is the third of three that explore all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times to the present day. The contributors examine the changing histories of water ...

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This bibliography provides a comphrehensive survey of the literature relating to the many political, cultural, economic and developmental aspects of the Nile. All disciplines are covered, including geography, history, anthropology and medicine; tr...

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Kaum ein Fluss hat die Menschen derart in den Bann gezogen wie der Nil. Schon aufgrund seiner gewaltigen Länge stellte er Anwohner und Reisende bis ins 19. Jahrhundert hinein vor Rätsel: 6800 Kilometer windet er sich durch Regenwälder, Sumpfgebiet...

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