Water Wars: Pollution, Profits and Privatization by Vandana Shiva (English) Pape

Description: Water Wars by Vandana Shiva A world-renowned environmentalist , Shiva examines the water wars of the twenty-first century: the aggressive privatisation by the multinationals of communal water rights. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned environmentalist and campaigner, examines the "water-war" of the 21st century: the progressive privatization by the multinationals of communal water rights. While drought and desertification are intensifying around the world, corporations are aggressively converting free-flowing water into bottled profits. The water wars of the 21st century may match - or even surpass - the oil wars of the 20th. This title sheds light on the activists who are fighting corporate manoeuvres to convert this life-sustaining resource into more gold for the elites. Shiva draws on her knowledge of science and society to outline the emergence of corporate culture and the historical erosion of communal water rights. Using the international water trade and industrial activities such as damming, mining and aquafarming as her lens, Shiva exposes the destruction of the earth and the disenfranchisement of the worlds poor as they are stripped of rights to a precious common good. She calls for a movement to preserve water access for all, and offers a blueprint for global resistance based on examples of successful campaigns. Author Biography Vandana Shiva, formerly one of Indias leading physicists, is now a leading environmental campaigner, the winner of the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize and the author of several books, including Stolen Harvest (Zed Books, 2001), Biopiracy (Green Books, 1998), and Biopolitics (Zed Books, 1995). Table of Contents IntroductionPart 1: Theoretical Underpinnings of the Global Water Crisis1. Water Rights: The State, the Market, the Community2. Water Cycles vs. Markets Cycles: When Ecology Clashes with Commerce3. The World on the EdgePart II: Privatization: The Culture of Scarcity and Water Conflicts4. Intensive Irrigation, Large Dams and Water Conflicts5. Mining and Water Conflicts6. Aquaculture and Water ShortagePart III: Sustainable Use7. Converting Scarcity into Abundance8. Culture and the Value of Nature: The Sea as ParadigmPart IV: Resistance9. Our Vanishing Waters Review The worlds most prominent radical scientist -- Guardian Review Quote The worlds most prominent radical scientist Details ISBN0745318371 Author Vandana Shiva Pages 176 Publisher Pluto Press Year 2002 ISBN-10 0745318371 ISBN-13 9780745318370 Format Paperback Imprint Pluto Press Subtitle Pollution, Profits and Privatization Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 333.91 Illustrations illustrations Media Book Short Title Water Wars Language English UK Release Date 2002-03-20 Publication Date 2002-03-20 AU Release Date 2002-03-20 NZ Release Date 2002-03-20 Alternative 9780745318387 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161823381;

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