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S'està carregant… Elixir (edició 2011)de Brian Fagan (Autor)
Informació de l'obraElixir: A History of Water and Humankind de Brian Fagan
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Mediocre book. I enjoyed the later portion of the book with respect to the present and future of water. Much of the earlier history was covered in great detail to the point of being boring. I usually find such books more fascinating but was disappointed by this book. Regardless, there was some interesting information. Here Fagan examines the ways in which ancient societies reverenced water and carefully used it, the beginnings of irrigation and water management, and how we got to our current situation of depleting our water supply much faster than it can be replenished. He feels that we have a lot to learn from these vanished peoples and that we all need to be ever more mindful of where our water comes from and how we use it. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
The story of our most vital resource, and how it has shaped the history of every human society, spans five millennia, from ancient Mesopotamia to the parched Sun Belt, from ancient Rome, whose mighty aqueducts still supply modern cities, to China, where emperors marshaled armies of laborers in a centuries-long struggle to tame powerful rivers. Anthropologist Fagan sets out three ages of water: In the first, lasting thousands of years, water was scarce--so precious that it became sacred in almost every culture. By the time of the Industrial Revolution, human ingenuity had brought water to the most arid landscapes. This was the second age: water as commodity. Even bone-dry regions like the American Southwest glittered with swimming pools and golf courses. Today, we are entering a third age: as our population approaches nine billion and ancient aquifers run dry, we must learn once again to treat this essence of life with humility, even reverence.--From publisher description. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)553.7Natural sciences and mathematics Earth sciences & geology Economic Geology Mineral watersLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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Ah, found a book that resembles this one: www.goodreads.com/book/show/18497345-water-engineering-in-ancient-civilizations
Tellingly, it has virtually no readers. I for one was drawn to Elixir by Fagan's name. I wouldn't never have lifted "Water Engineering in Ancient Civilizations: 5,000 Years of History", it's Siamese twin...