Water has no substitute. With that maxim, Brahma Chellaney begins his bracing interdisciplinary study of potential conflicts over this most necessary, beautiful, and elusive substance. Asia, the world’s largest, most populous landmass, extends from Turkey and Israel to Japan, from Russia south to the Maldives. Chellaney’s scholarly, extensively footnoted study touches on al (...)
August 17, 2012
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The Big Thirst
WaterAsia’s New Battle GroundBrahma ChellaneyGeorgetown University Press, $29.95, 384 pp.
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