Water sheikhs & dam builders :
Châtel, Francesca de.
Water sheikhs & dam builders : stories of people and water in the Middle East / Water sheikhs and dam builders Francesca de Châtel ; with illustrations and maps by Michael Durran. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, 2007. - xiii, 207 p. : ill., maps ; 22.8 cm. - Water sheikhs & dam builders. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-200) and index.
The death of the Garden of Eden -- A gift from God -- Fading traditions -- Chafa and chirb, the laws of water -- The value of water -- Myths of concrete and steel -- Making the desert bloom -- Bitter waters -- War and visions of peace -- Relearning the meaning of water -- Four stories of people and water.
9780765803771
2007011681
Water resources development--Middle East.
Water-supply--Political aspects--Middle East.
Water-supply--Planning--Middle East.
HD1698.M53 / CHA 2007
333.9100956
Water sheikhs & dam builders : stories of people and water in the Middle East / Water sheikhs and dam builders Francesca de Châtel ; with illustrations and maps by Michael Durran. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, 2007. - xiii, 207 p. : ill., maps ; 22.8 cm. - Water sheikhs & dam builders. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-200) and index.
The death of the Garden of Eden -- A gift from God -- Fading traditions -- Chafa and chirb, the laws of water -- The value of water -- Myths of concrete and steel -- Making the desert bloom -- Bitter waters -- War and visions of peace -- Relearning the meaning of water -- Four stories of people and water.
9780765803771
2007011681
Water resources development--Middle East.
Water-supply--Political aspects--Middle East.
Water-supply--Planning--Middle East.
HD1698.M53 / CHA 2007
333.9100956