The Lekh podcast features conversations with authors who have published new and recent books on South Asia.
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Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia’s History
Asia’s history has been shaped by her waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines Asia’s history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, and seas — and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to control them. Looking out from India, he shows how dreams and fears of water shaped visions of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. […Learn More]