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OverviewThis book is about crime and passion, life and death, lofty goals and squalid realities. It is a book about water. Global disparities in health and access to water are two major threats to world stability. As international contracts and corporate agreements divert water from small communities to provide for larger cities, from households to supply agribusiness, conflicts sharpen among local communities, national governments, and international agencies such as the World Bank and the International Development Bank over the basic resources to support human life. In this book, leading anthropologists illuminate the global political inequities and resource management techniques that cause children to die and adults to sicken. Drawing on expertise in medical and ecological anthropology, the contributors challenge and deepen our understanding of the management, sale, and conceptualization of water as it affects human health. Designed for use by policymakers as well as researchers and students, the essays present complex realities in clear, accessible terms. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Linda Whiteford , Scott Whiteford , Alfonso Cortez-Lara , William DermanPublisher: SAR Press Imprint: School of American Research Press,U.S. Edition: illustrated edition Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9781930618572ISBN 10: 1930618573 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 30 July 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book is also an excellent example of conversations and collaborations across disciplinary boundaries... and will surely become an essential reference for further anthropological research on the overlapping areas of drinking water and health, water uses and water quality, and sanitation. -- Luz Nereida Perez Prado Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |