Francesca de Chatel explores the problems and paradoxes of water resources in the Middle East and North Africa

Francesca de Chatel

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Glossary

Acknowledgements

Prologue: Abundance

1. The Death of the Garden of Eden

2. A Gift from God

3. Fading Traditions

4. Chafa and Chirb, the Laws of Water

5. The Value of Water

6. Myths of Concrete and Steel

7. Making the Desert Bloom

8. Bitter Waters

9. War and Visions of Peace

10. Relearning the Meaning of Water

11. Four Stories of People and Water

Epilogue: The Smell of Rain

Bibliography

Index