| Power and Water in the Middle East: The Hidden Politics of the Palestinian-Israeli Water Conflict Contributor(s): Zeitoun, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 184885997X ISBN-13: 9781848859975 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Middle East - General - Nature | Natural Resources |
| Dewey: 333.910 |
| Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Power and Water in the Middle East" provides a powerful new perspective on the Palestinian-Israeli water conflict. Adopting a new approach to understanding water conflict - hydro-hegemony - the author shows the conflict to be much more deeply entrenched than previously thought and reveals how existing tactics to control water are leading away from peace and towards continued domination and a squandering of this vital resource. Existing approaches tend to play down the negative effects of non-violent water conflict, and what is presented as co-operation between countries often hides an underlying state of conflict between them. The new analytical framework of hydro-hegemony exposes the hidden dynamics of water conflict around the world and yields critical insights in to the Middle East water problem. This important work will interest researchers, professionals and policy makers involved with the politics of the Middle East and with water conflict more generally. |