{"product_id":"signs-of-water-robert-boschman-9781773852348","title":"Signs of Water: Community Perspectives on Water, Responsibility, and Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003eWater is more important than ever before. It is increasingly controversial in direct proportion to its scarcity, demand, neglect, and commodification. There is no place on the planet where water is not, or will not be, of critical concern. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigns of Water\u003c\/em\u003e brings together scholars and experts from five continents in an interdisciplinary exploration of the theoretical approaches, social and political issues, and anthropogenic hazards surrounding water in the twenty-first century. From the kitchen taps of Detroit, Michigan to the water-harvesting infrastructure of Tokyo, from the Upper Xingu Basin of Brazil to the Sunda Deep of the Java Trench, these essays flow through time and place to uncover the many issues surrounding water today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAsking key theoretical questions, exposing threats to vital water systems, and proposing paths forward, \u003cem\u003eSigns of Water\u003c\/em\u003e brims with histories, ontologies, and political struggles. Bringing together local experiences to tell a global story, it centers water as history, as politics, and as a human right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Boschman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773852345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773852348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Robert Boschman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988561199359,"sku":"9781773852348","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32c1930a-ab65-4a9b-8a07-808cc7751bf9.jpg?v=1683295133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/signs-of-water-robert-boschman-9781773852348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}