The Water Kingdom

Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022647092X
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Water Kingdom written by Philip Ball and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Yangtze to the Yellow River, China is traversed by great waterways, which have defined its politics and ways of life for centuries. Water has been so integral to China’s culture, economy, and growth and development that it provides a window on the whole sweep of Chinese history. In The Water Kingdom, renowned writer Philip Ball opens that window to offer an epic and powerful new way of thinking about Chinese civilization. Water, Ball shows, is a key that unlocks much of Chinese culture. In The Water Kingdom, he takes us on a grand journey through China’s past and present, showing how the complexity and energy of the country and its history repeatedly come back to the challenges, opportunities, and inspiration provided by the waterways. Drawing on stories from travelers and explorers, poets and painters, bureaucrats and activists, all of whom have been influenced by an environment shaped and permeated by water, Ball explores how the ubiquitous relationship of the Chinese people to water has made it an enduring metaphor for philosophical thought and artistic expression. From the Han emperors to Mao, the ability to manage the waters ? to provide irrigation and defend against floods ? was a barometer of political legitimacy, often resulting in engineering works on a gigantic scale. It is a struggle that continues today, as the strain of economic growth on water resources may be the greatest threat to China’s future. The Water Kingdom offers an unusual and fascinating history, uncovering just how much of China’s art, politics, and outlook have been defined by the links between humanity and nature.

Author : Toby Craig Jones
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674059409
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desert Kingdom written by Toby Craig Jones and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oil and water, and the science and technology used to harness them, have long been at the heart of political authority in Saudi Arabia. Oil’s abundance, and the fantastic wealth it generated, has been a keystone in the political primacy of the kingdom’s ruling family. The other bedrock element was water, whose importance was measured by its dearth. Over much of the twentieth century, it was through efforts to control and manage oil and water that the modern state of Saudi Arabia emerged. The central government’s power over water, space, and people expanded steadily over time, enabled by increasing oil revenues. The operations of the Arabian American Oil Company proved critical to expansion and to achieving power over the environment. Political authority in Saudi Arabia took shape through global networks of oil, science, and expertise. And, where oil and water were central to the forging of Saudi authoritarianism, they were also instrumental in shaping politics on the ground. Nowhere was the impact more profound than in the oil-rich Eastern Province, where the politics of oil and water led to a yearning for national belonging and to calls for revolution. Saudi Arabia is traditionally viewed through the lenses of Islam, tribe, and the economics of oil. Desert Kingdom now provides an alternative history of environmental power and the making of the modern Saudi state. It demonstrates how vital the exploitation of nature and the roles of science and global experts were to the consolidation of political authority in the desert.

Author : J. Daniel d'Oney
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496218795
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Kingdom of Water written by J. Daniel d'Oney and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kingdom of Water is a study of how the United Houma Nation in Louisiana successfully navigated a changing series of political and social landscapes under French, Spanish, British, and American imperial control between 1699 and 2005. After 1699 the Houma assimilated the French into their preexisting social and economic networks and played a vital role in the early history of Louisiana. After 1763 and Gallic retreat, both the British and Spanish laid claim to tribal homelands, and the Houma cleverly played one empire against the other. In the early 1700s the Houma began a series of adaptive relocations, and just before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 the nation began their last migration, a journey down Bayou Lafourche. In the early 1800s, as settlers pushed the nation farther down bayous and into the marshes of southeastern Louisiana, the Houma quickly adapted to their new physical environment. After the Civil War and consequent restructuring of class systems, the Houma found themselves caught in a three-tiered system of segregation. Realizing that education was one way to retain lands constantly under assault from trappers and oil companies, the Houma began their first attempt to integrate Terrebonne Parish schools in the early twentieth century, though their situation was not resolved until five decades later. In the early twenty-first century, the tribe is still fighting for federal recognition.

Author : Cassandra Gannon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781549871627
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exile in the Water Kingdom written by Cassandra Gannon and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elementals: Water, Earth, Fire and Air are only the beginning. Elementals support everything from Darkness to Time, secretly maintaining the processes of nature. Only now the Elementals are nearly extinct. Two years ago, the Air House released a plague that killed ninety percent of them. With their society in chaos and so many of their kind dead, they can't find their Phase-Matches; the other halves of themselves. Without Matches they can't have any more children and, without the Elementals, the world will end. Again.Ty: Ty, Queen of the Water House is having a bad couple of years. Her lunatic ex-Match keeps trying to kidnap her, most of the Elementals still blame her for the Fall, she has crippling panic attacks, and she's being forced to attend group counseling in the human realm. When Gion, of the Air House shows up and demands sanctuary in the Water Kingdom, Ty doesn't know what to think. Gion makes her nervous. He's too cold, too powerful, and too intense. His only hobbies seem to be scowling and killing people. Except, when Ty looks into his eyes, she feels a... connection.Gion: The most feared assassin in the Elemental realm, Gion, of the Air House has spent his entire life being ostracized and feared. There's a price on his head, everyone in the universe hates him, and he's been exiled from his homeland. Gion's tired and all he wants is Ty. For eleven years, he's secretly been in love with the Water Queen and he's done with hiding his feelings. His goal now is to somehow make a place for himself in the exasperatingly pastel Water Palace and to claim Ty for himself. Unfortunately, there are a few problems with his plan including the fact that Ty is terrified of him, the eccentric Water Phases keep trying to make him watch reality shows, and there are still many, many people who want Ty and Gion dead.Book three of The Elemental Phases.

Author : Michelle Keane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781914225116
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Discovery of Kingdom Water written by Michelle Keane and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Amy Kim Kibuishi
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338115162
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Realm of the Blue Mist: A Graphic Novel (The Rema Chronicles #1) written by Amy Kim Kibuishi and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the rich and fantastical world of Rema in the first installment of this middle-grade graphic novel series with sweeping adventure and light romance! Tabby Simon is determined to learn what happened to her father, who was found dead after researching a tree that leaks a mysterious mist in her neighborhood. She is unexpectedly led to Rema, a distant world of magic and beauty that is periodically invaded by a nearby planet desperate for resources. While Tabby searches for the truth surrounding her father's death, she meets a handsome blue-haired boy named Philip. He has his own dangerous secrets, but has promised to help Tabby get home. As she learns more about this strange world, Tabby discovers that she is destined for something far greater than she ever could have imagined.

Author : Linda Sue Park
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547251270
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Long Walk to Water written by Linda Sue Park and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, 11-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan. By a Newbery Medal-winning author.

Author : Debo Daniel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781508636892
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Water Spirit Kingdom written by Debo Daniel and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : D S Milton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deliverance From The Marine Kingdom written by D S Milton and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in the end time knowing your enemy is important. Did you know in the book of Revelation John the revelator makes it known to us that the marine kingdom is the tip of the spear when it comes to satans last and finals operations in the last days? Many people dont know or often even speak about the marine kingdom and marine spirits but i have by the grace of God prepared a manual for prayer warriors, intercessors, prophets, watchmen, missionaries and church leaders who engage in heavy in spiritual warfare and intercession because we must know how to defeat powers from the water and how to recognize powers of the water at work in our communities and regions.In this manual you will find a 101 practical guide to:1) What Is The Marine Kingdom Based Off Scripture2) The Various KInds Of Marine Demons3) Their Role In The End Time4) What Is Their Method Of Warfare 5) What Tools Did God outline In The Bible For Us To Use To Defeat These Powers6) How Do We Minister Deliverance To Those Bound By Marine Spirits7) What Gateways Do They Use To Gain Access And Footholds To Our Lives

Author : Paula Hawkins
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735211213
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Into the Water written by Paula Hawkins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER An addictive novel of psychological suspense from the author of #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon The Girl on the Train and A Slow Fire Burning. “Hawkins is at the forefront of a group of female authors . . who have reinvigorated the literary suspense novel by tapping a rich vein of psychological menace and social unease… there’s a certain solace to a dark escape, in the promise of submerged truths coming to light.” —Vogue A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged. Left behind is a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her mother's sister, a fearful stranger who has been dragged back to the place she deliberately ran from—a place to which she vowed she'd never return. With the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins delivers an urgent, twisting, deeply satisfying read that hinges on the deceptiveness of emotion and memory, as well as the devastating ways that the past can reach a long arm into the present. Beware a calm surface—you never know what lies beneath.