The Rule of Water: Statecraft, Ecology, and Collective Action in South India

by David Mosse

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This book uses long-term anthropological fieldwork, oral histories and detailed archival work to explore the changing ecology, political significance and cultural meaning of water in south India. Focusing on the ancient and complex "tank" irrigation systems of a coastal plains region, the book develops an account of the interplay between social and political organization and the ecology of water flows.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195661370

ISBN13:9780195661378

Release Date:March 2003

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.12 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 8.6" x 5.6"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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