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Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia’s History

bySunil Amrith

Sunil Amrith uses Unruly Waters to investigate how Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia’s History through a carefully framed historical account. By tracing causes alongside consequences, the narrative gives readers both a grounded account and a route into the connected fields of history and nature. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

Basic Books

Publication date

Dec 11, 2018

Format

Print edition

Pages

416

ISBN

9780465097722