|
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography
|
Buy Now
Water, Technology and the Nation-State (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,248
Discovery Miles 12 480
|
|
|
Water, Technology and the Nation-State (Paperback)
Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days
|
Just as space, territory and society can be socially and
politically co-constructed, so can water, and thus the construction
of hydraulic infrastructures can be mobilised by politicians to
consolidate their grip on power while nurturing their own vision of
what the nation is or should become. This book delves into the
complex and often hidden connection between water, technological
advancement and the nation-state, addressing two major questions.
First, the arguments deployed consider how water as a resource can
be ideologically constructed, imagined and framed to create and
reinforce a national identity, and secondly, how the idea of a
nation-state can and is materially co-constituted out of the
material infrastructure through which water is harnessed and
channelled. The book consists of 13 theoretical and empirical
interdisciplinary chapters covering four continents. The case
studies cover a diverse range of geographical areas and countries,
including China, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Nepal and
Thailand, and together illustrate that the meaning and rationale
behind water infrastructures goes well beyond the control and
regulation of water resources, as it becomes central in the
unfolding of power dynamics across time and space.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
