The Struggle for Water
Author | : Wendy Nelson Espeland |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 1998-09-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226217949 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226217949 |
Rating | : 4/5 (949 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Struggle for Water by : Wendy Nelson Espeland
Download or read book The Struggle for Water written by Wendy Nelson Espeland and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998-09-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 50 years ago, the Bureau of Reclamation proposed building a dam at the confluence of two rivers in central Arizona. While the dam would bring valuable water to an arid plain, it would also destroy a wildlife habitat, flood archaeological sites, and force the Yavapai Indians from their ancestral home. This is the fascinating story of this controversial and ultimately thwarted project.