List of Maps
List of Illustrations
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Prologue: Abundance
1. The Death of the Garden of Eden
2. A Gift from God
3. Fading Traditions
4. Chafa and Chirb, the Laws of Water
5. The Value of Water
6. Myths of Concrete and Steel
7. Making the Desert Bloom
8. Bitter Waters
9. War and Visions of Peace
10. Relearning the Meaning of Water
11. Four Stories of People and Water
Epilogue: The Smell of Rain
Bibliography
Index
Francesca de Chatel
-[Water Sheiks and Dam Builders] is filled with rich findings. . .
. [T]he book provides rich and original narratives of perceptions
and reflections on water in the Middle East and North Africa. Its
greatest strength is the carefully researched narratives that the
author presents. . . . [Chatel] illuminates the voices of Arabs
that are rarely heard. Importantly, it provokes many interesting
questions about future policy choices that governments and
communities in the region will have to make as water becomes
scarcer.- --Nadya Hajj Parks, Arab Studies Quarterly -Fascinating
reading. She [de ChAtel] combines excellent understanding of the
present problems relating to water in the region with keen
appreciation of its history and of cultural nuances. The whole is
presented in an attractive and lively style.- --Robin Twite,
Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information
"[Water Sheiks and Dam Builders] is filled with rich findings. . .
. [T]he book provides rich and original narratives of perceptions
and reflections on water in the Middle East and North Africa. Its
greatest strength is the carefully researched narratives that the
author presents. . . . [Chatel] illuminates the voices of Arabs
that are rarely heard. Importantly, it provokes many interesting
questions about future policy choices that governments and
communities in the region will have to make as water becomes
scarcer." --Nadya Hajj Parks, Arab Studies Quarterly "Fascinating
reading. She [de ChAtel] combines excellent understanding of the
present problems relating to water in the region with keen
appreciation of its history and of cultural nuances. The whole is
presented in an attractive and lively style." --Robin Twite,
Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information
"[Water Sheiks and Dam Builders] is filled with rich findings. . .
. [T]he book provides rich and original narratives of perceptions
and reflections on water in the Middle East and North Africa. Its
greatest strength is the carefully researched narratives that the
author presents. . . . [Chatel] illuminates the voices of Arabs
that are rarely heard. Importantly, it provokes many interesting
questions about future policy choices that governments and
communities in the region will have to make as water becomes
scarcer." --Nadya Hajj Parks, Arab Studies Quarterly "Fascinating
reading. She [de ChAtel] combines excellent understanding of the
present problems relating to water in the region with keen
appreciation of its history and of cultural nuances. The whole is
presented in an attractive and lively style." --Robin Twite,
Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information
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