In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:James C. ScottSeries:Yale Agrarian StudiesPublish date:02/25/25Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300278491ISBN-10:300278497UPC:9780300278491Book Category:Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:Ecosystems & Habitats, Natural History, Natural ResourcesBook Topic:RiversSize:8.60 x 5.60 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCMK70KGTJ
James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profit Rivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300278491ISBN-10:300278497UPC:9780300278491Book Category:Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:Ecosystems & Habitats, Natural History, Natural ResourcesBook Topic:RiversSize:8.60 x 5.60 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCMK70KGTJ
James C. Scott (1936-2024) was Sterling Professor of Political Science and Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at Yale University. His many books include The Art of Not Being Governed, Seeing Like a State, Domination and the Arts of Resistance, and Against the Grain.
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