Download or read book Rivers of Discord written by Greg Shapland and published by C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intensifying competition for scarce water resources, the result of rapid population growth and the drive for economic development, has added to the precarious politics of the Middle East and has the potential to generate tension and even armed conflict. Rivers of Contention provides an historical perspective on these complex issues and chronicles the present state of Middle Eastern water disputes.