Thirst

Author: Steven Mithen
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0674066936

Thirst: Water and Power in the Ancient World

Water is an endangered resource, imperiled by population growth, mega-urbanization, and climate change. Download Thirst: Water and Power in the Ancient World from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Scientists project that by 2050, freshwater shortages will affect 75 percent of the global population. Steven Mithen puts our current crisis in historical context by exploring 10,000 years of humankind's management of water. Thirst offers cautionary tales of civilizations defeated by the challenges of water control, as well as inspirational stories about how technological ingenuity has sustained communities in hostile environments. As in his acclaimed, genre-defying After the Ice and The Singing Neanderthals, Mithen blends archaeology, current science, and ancient literature to give us a rich new picture of how our ances Search and find a lot of engineering books in many category availabe for free download.

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