Miller Char. Water and the Environment: Global Perspectives

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St James Press, 2001 - 416 p.

Addresses heavily debated questions by offering different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe. This volume covers water and the environment issues from a global perspective. Provides students with an enhanced understanding of events only summarized in history texts, helps stimulate critical thinking and provides ideas for papers and assignments.

ISBN10: 1558624139 ISBN13: 9781558624139 (eng)

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