Bibliograph

Elixir, a history of water and humankind, Brian Fagan

Type

Label

Elixir, a history of water and humankind, Brian Fagan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Elixir

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

653842797

Responsibility statement

Brian Fagan

Sub title

a history of water and humankind

Table Of Contents

The elixir of life -- Farmers and furrows -- "Whoever has a channel has a wife" -- Hohokam: "Something that is all gone" -- The power of the waters -- Landscapes of Enlil -- The lands of Enki -- "I caused a canal to be cut" -- The waters of Zeus -- Aquae Romae -- Waters that purify -- China's sorrow -- The water lily lords -- The triumph of gravity -- The waters of Islam -- "Lifting power more than that of a hundred men"

resource.variantTitle

Human history of water

Classification