A Life of Its Own: The Politics and Power of Water Contributor(s): Gottlieb, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156512874 ISBN-13: 9780156512879 Publisher: Mariner Books
Binding Type: Paperback Published: September 1991 Annotation: Since colonial times, water has inspired concern and contention in the United States. Now a member of the powerful Metropolitan Water Board of Southern California tells the fascinating story of the politics and power of water. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Political Science | American Government - General |
Dewey: 333.911 |
LCCN: 88011135 |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.46" W x 8.44" L (1.04 lbs) 332 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Is water a natural resource, or is it a commodity, to be sold for industrial, residential, and agricultural use? In the arid American West, this question is crucial, because water-or lack of it-affects every aspect of life. Index. |
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