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100 1 a| Fagan, Brian M.=| ^A58689;

245 10 a| Elixir :b| a history of water and humankind /c| Brian Fagan.;

246 30 a| History of water and humankind;

250 a| Pbk. ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Bloomsbury Press,c| 2012.;

300 a| xxvii, 384 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 21 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| "First published by Bloomsbury Press in 2011"--T.p. verso.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-369) and index.;

520 a| "[The author] tells the story of water and how it has shaped human history, from ancient Mesopotamia to the parched present of the Sunbelt"--P. [4] of cover.;

505 0 a| Canals, furrows, and rice paddies -- The elixir of life -- Farmers and furrows -- "Whoever has a channel has a wife" -- Hohokam : "Something that is all gone" -- The power of the waters -- Waters from afar -- Landscapes of Enlil -- The lands of Enki -- "I caused a canal to be cut" -- The waters of Zeus -- Aquae Romae -- Cisterns and monsoons -- Waters that purify -- China's sorrow -- Ancient American hydrologists -- The water lily lords -- Triumphs of gravity -- Gravity and beyond -- The waters of Islam -- "Lifting power-- more certain than that of a hundred men" -- Mastery?.;

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650 0 a| Waterx| History.=| ^A9422;

650 0 a| Waterx| Social aspectsx| History.=| ^A9422;

650 0 a| Water and civilizationx| History.=| ^A277659;

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Elixir : a history of water and humankind / Brian Fagan.

Author/creator	Fagan, Brian M.
Format	Book
Edition	Pbk. ed.
Publication Info	New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
Description	xxvii, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Subjects	Water. Water--History. Water--Social aspects. --History. Water and civilization--History.

Portion of title	History of water and humankind
Contents	Canals, furrows, and rice paddies -- The elixir of life -- Farmers and furrows -- "Whoever has a channel has a wife" -- Hohokam : "Something that is all gone" -- The power of the waters -- Waters from afar -- Landscapes of Enlil -- The lands of Enki -- "I caused a canal to be cut" -- The waters of Zeus -- Aquae Romae -- Cisterns and monsoons -- Waters that purify -- China's sorrow -- Ancient American hydrologists -- The water lily lords -- Triumphs of gravity -- Gravity and beyond -- The waters of Islam -- "Lifting power-- more certain than that of a hundred men" -- Mastery?.
Abstract	"[The author] tells the story of water and how it has shaped human history, from ancient Mesopotamia to the parched present of the Sunbelt"--P. [4] of cover.
General note	"First published by Bloomsbury Press in 2011"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-369) and index.
LCCN	2010032082
ISBN	9781608193370
ISBN	1608193373

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