From Ancient Societies to the Modern World

Tvedt, Terje and Terje Ostigard (eds)

I.B. Tauris, 2009

A History of the Ideas of Water: Deconstructing Nature and Constructing Society
Terje Tvedt & Terje Oestigaard

If quoting this article: Tvedt, Terje and Terje Oestigaard, A History of the Ideas of Water: Deconstructing Nature and Constructing Society, in Tvedt, Terje and Terje Oestigaard (eds), Ideas of Water From Ancient Societies to the Modern World, Series II, vol. I (series editor Teje Tvedt), London and New York; IB Tauris.

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