Water and the West: The Colorado River Compact and the Politics of Water in the American West
Author:   Norris Hundley
Publisher:   University of California Press
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780520260108


Pages:   433
Publication Date:   15 May 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Water and the West: The Colorado River Compact and the Politics of Water in the American West


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Back in print for the first time in over ten years, this classic account of the numerous struggles - national, state, and local - that have occurred over western American water rights since the late 1800s is thoroughly expanded and updated to trace the continuing battles raging over the West's most valuable, and contentious, resource.

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Author:   Norris Hundley
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780520260108


ISBN 10:   0520260104
Pages:   433
Publication Date:   15 May 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Preface to the 2009 Edition 1. Dreamers and Planters 2. Imperial Joins the Crusade 3. The League and the Law 4. A Call for Diplomacy 5. Power Sets the Stage 6. Stalemate 7. Dividing the Waters 8. Ratification Battles 9. Arizona v. California Epilogue Appendix: The Colorado River Compact Bibliography Index

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Norris Hundley, Jr. is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of many books on California, water rights, and the West.

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