The snake with golden braids : society, nature, and technology in Andean irrigation

The snake with golden braids : society, nature, and technology in Andean irrigation / Stephen G. Bunker.

Author/creator	Bunker, Stephen G., 1944-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2006.
Description	xiv, 121 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Indians of South America--Agriculture --Peru --Huanoquite. Indian cosmology--Peru --Huanoquite. Ethnoecology--Peru --Huanoquite. Irrigation engineering--Peru --Huanoquite --History. Irrigation farming--Peru --Huanoquite --History. Landscape assessment--Peru --Huanoquite. Huanoquite (Peru)--Social conditions. Huanoquite (Peru)--Environmental conditions.

Contents	The Huanoquite water works : environmental sensitivity and technological innovation -- Mountains, rivers, and valleys -- Fitting tame ditches into a wild landscape -- Power, property, and technology -- Cosmology, society, and nature.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [114-118]) and index.
LCCN	2005016731
ISBN	0739111973 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780739111970

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F3429.1.H8 B86 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold