{"product_id":"qanat-dale-lightfoot-9781838602178","title":"Qanat: Stream of Wells","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQanats are ubiquitous, yet unseen, and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea clever way to create streams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e where none exist in nature.\u003c\/b\u003e For 3,000 years, they have made life possible in impossible places and still sustain life and livelihoods in many countries today. After 30 years of field research, Dale Lightfoot provides the first comprehensive study of the qanat and sheds new light on their unique locations and distribution, their origins and history, their ecology, current status and use. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQanats are remarkably engineered underground aqueducts, using gravity to bring water to villages and towns where reliable flowing surface water is scarce or absent. Although an ancient technology, more than 46,000 of them still flow around the world today, with their sustainable nature making them a focus of renewed interest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly illustrated with images and a series of original maps, this is the most complete record to date of the locations and distribution of qanats worldwide, including examples from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Central Asia, China, India, Mexico and South America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Lightfoot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838602178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838602178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.65w x 1.00d","brand":"Dale Lightfoot","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46136182571263,"sku":"9781838602178","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cd8cb40-1977-415d-a063-b7087bddb23c.jpg?v=1726415928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/qanat-dale-lightfoot-9781838602178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}