{"product_id":"split-waters-the-idea-of-water-conflicts-paperback","title":"Split Waters: The Idea of Water Conflicts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuisa Cortesi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eK. J. Joy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimited, finite, contaminated, unavailable or expensive, water divides people all around the globe. We all cannot do without water for long, but can for long enough to fight for it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis commonsensical narration of water conflicts, however, follows a pattern of scarcity and necessity that is remarkably unvaried despite different social and geographical contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough in-depth case studies from around the globe, this volume investigates this similarity of narration-confronting the power of a single story by taking it seriously instead of dismissing it. In so doing, it invites the reader to rethink water conflicts and how they are commonly understood and managed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePosits the existence of the idea of water conflict, and asks what it is and what it produces, thus how it is used to pursue particular interests and to legitimise specific historical, technological and environmental relations;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the meaning and power of ideas as compared to other categories of knowledge, advancing theoretical frameworks related to environmental knowledge, discursive power, social constructivism;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an alternative agenda to deepen the conversation around water conflicts among scholars and activists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf interest to scholars and activists alike, this volume is addressed to those involved with environmental conflicts, environmental knowledge and justice, disasters and climate change from the disciplinary angles of environmental anthropology and sociology, political ecology and economy, science and technology studies, human geography and environmental sciences, development and cooperation, public policy and peace studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssays by \u003cem\u003eGina Bloodworth, Ben Bowles\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Patrick Bresnihan\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eLuisa Cortesi\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eMattia Grandi\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e K. 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Joy\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Midori Kawabe\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eAdrianne Kroepsch\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Vera Lazzaretti\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eLeslie Mabon\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eRenata Moreno Quintero\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Madhu Ramnath\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Jayaprakash Rao Polsani\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Dik Roth\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Theresa Selfa\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eVeronica Strang, Mieke van Hemert\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Jeroen Warner\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eMadelinde Winnubst\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuisa Cortesi\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, The Hague, The Netherlands; Marie S. Curie Fellow; Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies Fellow, Freiburg University, Germany; Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University, USA. She leads the Water Justice and Adaptation Lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK. J. Joy\u003c\/strong\u003e is Founding Member and Senior Fellow, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune, India; Convener, Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52483599040819,"sku":"9780367466428","price":97.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WVpNc2hOc01FbEY5eFA2bDhKQ2NwQT09.webp?v=1759762731","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/split-waters-the-idea-of-water-conflicts-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}