Water sheikhs and dam builders
Subtitle: stories of people and water in the Middle East
By: Francesca de Châtel ; with illustrations and maps by Michael Durran.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780765803771
Subjects: Water resources development -- Middle East; Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Middle East; Water-supply -- Planning -- Middle East
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The death of the Garden of Eden; title: A gift from God; title: Fading traditions; title: Chafa and chirb, the laws of water; title: The value of water; title: Myths of concrete and steel; title: Making the desert bloom; title: Bitter waters; title: War and visions of peace; title: Relearning the meaning of water; title: Four stories of people and water.