Breyfogle, Nicholas B. (ed.); Brown, Philip Carlton (ed.) - 2023
"Hydraulic Societies explores the linked themes of water, power, state-building, and hydraulic control. Bringing … how humans have long harnessed water and sought to contain its destructive power for political, economic, and social ends …. Water defines every aspect of life and remains at the center of human activity: in irrigation and agriculture; waste and …